The antibody test is a blood test to check for infection with the hepatitis C virus.

Sofosbuvir significantly reduces the risk of death and the need for liver transplant in patients with hepatitis C who suffer from advanced stages of liver disease.

If hepatitis causes liver damage, a person may need to modify their diet.

In addition, the proportion of full‐term pregnancies has increased significantly over that time period, and most women had favorable pregnancy outcomes.

Researchers found that just 2 weeks of a carb-restricted diet reduced levels of liver fat and improved other markers of cardiometabolic health in a small number of individuals living with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) .

Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), led by CSHL Professor Adrian Krainer, now report in Genome Research that they have developed a method for identifying splicing-based biomarkers for the most common form of liver cancer.

According to experts, whether we are “medication compliant” or not depends on how much trust we have in our doctors.

Widespread and long-term use of oral nucleos(t)ide analogs (NAs) to treat chronic hepatitis B (CHB) brings about safety data in a real-life setting.

The body begins to release antibodies after the virus particles called HCV RNA are detectable.

The CDC report reveals continuing challenges in addressing the public health threat of hepatitis B, with new increases in rates of acute hepatitis B infection among adults, particularly those between the ages of 30 and 59 years.