CDC Report: Viral Hepatitis Rates Decreasing or Remaining Stable

A newly released CDC report demonstrates that five of 10 indicators assessing progress toward viral hepatitis ...

JUNE 18, 2025

Senators Introduce Bill Aimed to Support Fight to Cure Hep C

A new bill introduced to the U.S. Senate aims to increase funding and access for hepatitis C virus treatment in the ...

JUNE 5, 2025

HCV and HIV Coinfection: Decreasing Barriers to an HCV Cure With Use of a Simplified Treatment Algorithm

Approximately 6.2% of people living with HIV are coinfected with HCV, with the highest rate being observed among ...

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Disappointing Results for U.S. Hepatitis C Clearance Cascade

Only 34% of people with diagnosed hepatitis C virus in the United States have achieved viral clearance, according ...

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Hepatology Telehealth Integrated With Opioid Treatment Improves Hepatitis C Outcomes

Patients with hepatitis C virus had profound increases in cure rates when telemedicine appointments with ...

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Shortened Protocol Can Prevent Infection in Recipients of HCV+ Organs

A shortened antiviral protocol adding ezetimibe can prevent infection in solid-organ recipients who receive ...

AUGUST 19, 2024

COVID-19 Has Lasting Impact on Liver Disease

Increased mortality rates for alcohol-associated liver disease and NAFLD among younger people and some ethnic ...

MARCH 7, 2023

Data Mining Project is an Epic Victory for Vanderbilt’s Specialty HCV Clinic

Vanderbilt specialty pharmacists are using an overlooked reporting tool in Epic to streamline data reporting in its ...

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

USPSTF Recommends Testing of Most Adults for HCV

The new recommendation received a B grade, which means there is high certainty that the net benefit is moderate to ...

AUGUST 28, 2019

FDA Grants Pediatric Indication for Mavyret for HCV

An estimated 23,000 to 46,000 children have HCV infection in the United States.

MAY 1, 2019

New Strains of HCV Found

New strains of HCV found in sub-Saharan Africa, which might change the way this virus is treated.

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Proposed Law Aims to Reduce Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse

Physicians hope that a bill now in the U.S. Senate will prevent the nation’s opioid epidemic from posing a ...

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018