Hepatitis C: #1 infectious disease cause of death in Americans
Deaths associated with hepatitis C reached an all-time high of 19,659 in 2014, according to preliminary surveillance data released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Image/Video Screen More...
Hepatitis C drug, Sovaldi, receives FDA nod
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection yesterday. Sovaldi is the first drug that has demonstrated safety and efficacy to treat More...
England reports increases in hepatitis C diagnoses
With World Hepatitis Day just around the corner (July 28), Public Health England (PHE) released it’s annual hepatitis C report that reveals cases of Hepatitis C (HCV) have risen by one third. Image/Video More...
FDA approves new hepatitis C genotyping test by Abbott
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday the approval of the first blood test that can identify different strains of the hepatitis C virus to help guide a patient’s treatment. The approved More...
Prison and other amateur tattoos carry with it a significant hepatitis C risk according to researchers
Public domain photo/Arpingstone at the English Wikipedia project Although previous studies have shown there to be no increased risk of hepatitis C (HCV) infection when procedures like tattoos and piercing are performed More...
