To better understand and analyze how Hepatitis C spreads in communities through injection drug use, University researchers compared the spread to a similar means of disease transmission mosquitoes.

Hepatitis C is incredibly common in the U.S., but many people don't look sick at first—or even know they have it. It's not as frequently discussed as Hepatitis A and B, which we have vaccines for, but ...

Mar. 14—Hepatitis C is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis C virus. It is becoming a big public health concern in many counties, including Lawrence County, encouraging us to review some ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has released the Integrated drug resistance action framework for HIV, hepatitis B and C ...

Hepatitis C is the most common chronic bloodborne illness in the United States. In 2016, at least 2.4 million U.S. people were living with hepatitis C. Mothers with hepatitis C transmit the virus to 4 ...

ST. PAUL — After years of running Minnesota's largest needle exchange, Brian Warden is beginning to see something new among the increasing numbers of suburban and rural heroin users coming to trade in ...

If you’ve heard of hepatitis C (hepa-what?!), you might think of actress Pamela Anderson, who was diagnosed with the disease in the early 2000s. Or maybe you associate it with people who have ...

That yellowish tint in your skin might be the first sign something’s seriously wrong with your liver. By then, hepatitis has likely been damaging this vital organ for weeks or even years. While ...

For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel ...

The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in infants and for long-term protection into adulthood.

Public health experts warn any delay to the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could threaten decades of progress.