Hepatitis C Virus

World Hepatitis Day 2022: Here's everything you need to know about hepatitis during pregnancy

Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said.

The primary cause of the liver disease is the infection caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Infection with this virus can affect you for years and can result in cirrhosis in your liver.

According to the research published in the Journal of Hepatology, drinking at least three cups of coffee and not smoking daily may half the risk of mortality in patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Amritsar, Punjab: In Amritsar’s Ajnala town, close to Pakistan’s border, 23-year-old Pooja (name changed), has been coping with her husband Parambir’s drug addiction for over five years. “After every treatment session, he promises to quit. But a few days after we are back home, he is back to the habit,” she says, despair and worry written...

World Hepatitis Day 2017 is being commemorated under the theme 'Eliminate Hepatitis' to act towards the health targets in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

World Hepatitis Day is observed on the 28th July of every year. This year we decipher the difference between the different types of hepatitis for you.

Unsafe injection practices such as reuse, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, doctors have cautioned on the eve of World Hepatitis Day.

A latest breakthrough treatment for the deadly Hepatitis C virus could soon be available in India as 11 Indian firms have been given licenses by its American manufacturer following an approval from US authorities.

Drinking alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage and death from the Hepatitis C virus, a study has found, adding that several people living with Hepatitis C are either former or current excessive alcohol drinkers.

People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are two to five times more likely to develop certain head and neck cancers, a new study has warned.

Scientists have for the first time found that it is possible to generate simultaneous immune response against Hepatitis C virus and HIV, raising the possibility of a combined vaccination.

The cost of treating Hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be reduced by half if doctors are trained to predict when a patient can safely stop taking the expensive but effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication, suggests new research.

More than 2.3 million people globally are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses, finds a new study.

Two new drugs were launched for fighting Hepatitis C at an affordable price as experts from across the globe gathered in the nation's capital to discuss progress in finding treatment to the dreaded Hepatitis B and C liver diseases.

World Hepatitis Day 2022: Here's everything you need to know about hepatitis during pregnancy

Americans Harvey Alter and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Medicine Prize on Monday for the discovery of the Hepatitis C virus, the Nobel jury said.

The primary cause of the liver disease is the infection caused by hepatitis B or hepatitis C virus. Infection with this virus can affect you for years and can result in cirrhosis in your liver.

According to the research published in the Journal of Hepatology, drinking at least three cups of coffee and not smoking daily may half the risk of mortality in patients infected by both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).

Amritsar, Punjab: In Amritsar’s Ajnala town, close to Pakistan’s border, 23-year-old Pooja (name changed), has been coping with her husband Parambir’s drug addiction for over five years. “After every treatment session, he promises to quit. But a few days after we are back home, he is back to the habit,” she says, despair and worry written...

World Hepatitis Day 2017 is being commemorated under the theme 'Eliminate Hepatitis' to act towards the health targets in the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

World Hepatitis Day is observed on the 28th July of every year. This year we decipher the difference between the different types of hepatitis for you.

Unsafe injection practices such as reuse, incorrect disposal and poor sterilisation of syringes are increasingly contributing to Hepatitis-C Virus infection in India, doctors have cautioned on the eve of World Hepatitis Day.

A latest breakthrough treatment for the deadly Hepatitis C virus could soon be available in India as 11 Indian firms have been given licenses by its American manufacturer following an approval from US authorities.

Drinking alcohol can increase the risk of liver damage and death from the Hepatitis C virus, a study has found, adding that several people living with Hepatitis C are either former or current excessive alcohol drinkers.

People infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) are two to five times more likely to develop certain head and neck cancers, a new study has warned.

Scientists have for the first time found that it is possible to generate simultaneous immune response against Hepatitis C virus and HIV, raising the possibility of a combined vaccination.

The cost of treating Hepatitis C virus (HCV) could be reduced by half if doctors are trained to predict when a patient can safely stop taking the expensive but effective direct-acting antiviral (DAA) medication, suggests new research.

More than 2.3 million people globally are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses, finds a new study.

Two new drugs were launched for fighting Hepatitis C at an affordable price as experts from across the globe gathered in the nation's capital to discuss progress in finding treatment to the dreaded Hepatitis B and C liver diseases.