The chronic viral inflammation of the liver that occurs in hepatitis C results in the formation of inflexible scar tissue in the form of fibrosis/cirrhosis of the liver. This impedes the flow of blood ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers validated a liver cancer risk test algorithm for identifying patients with chronic hepatitis C at ...

New research finds that machine-learning algorithms can help health care staff distinguish the two conditions. Researchers show how algorithms may be effective predictive tools using a few simple ...

Hepatitis C is a disease that affects the liver. Living with hepatitis C for a long time can damage your liver to the point where it doesn’t work very well. Early treatment can help protect your liver ...

Medications for hepatitis C vary based on the virus’s genotype and the amount of liver scarring a person has, making it crucial to identify the specific genotype for effective treatment. Combination ...

For decades, many Americans with hepatitis C have struggled to get tested or died waiting for a cure that remained inaccessibly expensive within the nation's fractured health care system. President ...

A person can have hepatitis C with no symptoms. Liver enzyme tests can help detect and diagnose a hepatitis C infection by showing liver damage and inflammation. Hepatitis C is a contagious liver ...