Hepatitis C

Coping with Hepatitis C When You Have a Bleeding Disorder

Self-infusion sounds innocuous enough until you consider the reality: using a hypodermic syringe to inject clotting factor concentrates directly into...

Hepatitis C

Researchers Discover New Virus Associated with HCV

Researchers plan to use these tests to work with blood banks to help protect the blood supply.

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Drugs Update

An array of new medications to treat HCV hit the market.

Hepatitis C

All Clear for Hepatitis C

Update, February 9, 2016: The FDA has approved the expanded use of Daklinza ® to include patients with hepatitis C...

Hepatitis C

Do the Wave

Sound waves, such as ultrasound, are used in everything from home motion-detector sensors to evaluating fetal development during pregnancy. They’re...

Hepatitis C

Hope for Hepatitis C

Update, February 9, 2016: The FDA has approved the expanded use of Daklinza ®to include patients with hepatitis C virus...

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C Update

As baby boomers age, they’ll not only face arthritis, but the possibility of another “itis” with even greater consequence—hepatitis. In...

Adults & Aging, Research & Treatment, Hepatitis C

Sea Change

Update, October 22, 2015: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that AbbVie’s Viekira Pak ® and...

Novel Technologies, Hepatitis C

New Hepatitis C Drugs Mark Major Advancement

The release of two new oral medications, Incivek TM and Victrelis TM, in May 2011 marks another significant advance in...

Novel Technologies, Hepatitis C

Costs and Coverage of New Hepatitis C Drugs

Update, October 10, 2014: On October 10, 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Harvoni™, a combination of...

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C and Hemophilia

In May 2011, the FDA approved boceprevir (trade name Victrelis) and telaprevir (trade name Incivek), both protease inhibitors. Learn more...

Hepatitis C

Brain Fog

For years, patients with hepatitis C have complained of loss of concentration, memory lapses and shortened attention span. It turns...

Hepatitis C