People aged 16 and over who receive blood tests in A&E at Leeds General Infirmary and St James's University Hospital are now ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

You can contract hepatitis C by blood-to-blood contact. Ways to avoid reinfection to the hepatitis C virus include avoiding sharing needles and using condoms or another barrier method during sex.

Importance of Regular STD Testing for Couples and Singles Alike The risk of catching STDs is high among couples and singles ...

The criminal charges against Dr. Dipak Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman focused on the cases of seven patients infected with hepatitis C in 2007 that health officials linked to Desai’s ...

The arrival of interferon-free, orally administered direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in 2014 was a leap forward for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV), a disease responsible for some 700,000 deaths ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

Sussex musician Josie Quin lost her father to Hepatitis C. The public inquiry inspired her to write a single | ITV News Meridian ...

A major setback came in 2021, when Scott County Commissioners voted to end a needle exchange program that was established in ...

OREGON CITY, Ore. — A surgery patient is suing Providence Health & Services and Oregon Anesthesiology Group for up to $4 million after contracting hepatitis C, alleging that the infection was ...