Hepatitis Medical Reference

Epclusa is a combination of two antiviral medicines. Here’s how they work together to treat chronic hepatitis C.

Breakthroughs in treatment mean doctors can cure most people of hepatitis C. So why aren’t more people taking advantage of available medicines?

A look at IV drug use and how you’re more likely to get hepatitis C.

Worried about affording your hep C care? Learn how to navigate insurance policies, costs, and more so you get the treatment you need.

When it comes to your hepatitis C care, are you in the driver’s seat? Learn about your rights, how to ask questions, and how health literacy can help you be your own advocate.

Learn about what an anti-smooth muscle antibody test is and how it is used to detect autoimmune hepatitis.

What can you expect after a living-donor liver transplant? Learn more about what happens after surgery.

Certain groups are more at risk for contracting hepatitis C. Baby boomers, health care workers, and people with HIV are more at risk.

Thinking of donating part of your liver? Or are you in need of a transplant? Learn more about the risks and benefits of this life-saving surgery.

Can moms who have this viral infection nurse their babies? Here are the facts and things to keep in mind to protect your baby’s health.

To deal with health problems from hepatitis C, your doctor can measure the amount of fibrosis in your liver. This measurement is called a fibrosis score. Find out how it’s created.

After you first get hepatitis C, you may not feel any symptoms. During this early phase, tests also may not pick up signs of the virus at first.

If you have the hepatitis C virus in your blood for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, you have “acute” hep C. After 6 months, it’s called “chronic.”

Some of the most effective hepatitis C drugs come with a hefty price tag. And insurance doesn’t always cover them. Learn how you can lower out-of-pocket expenses for your hep C treatments.

The APRI score helps detect liver fibrosis for people with liver disease. Find out more about what it is, how it’s calculated, and why doctors use it instead of biopsies.

Scientists call the different types of hepatitis c “genotypes.” Each hepatitis C genotype has a different type of genetic makeup that helps define it. Learn more.

Harvoni is an “antiviral” medication that attacks hep C. It's one of most effective treatments for the condition.

Sustained virologic response (SVR) means that 12 weeks or more after you stop treatment for hepatitis C, tests can’t find the virus in your blood. Learn more about SVR and hepatitis C.

Your liver is the largest internal organ in your body -- and has a bunch of important jobs to do. Find out how it filters out toxins, helps break down the food you eat, and builds proteins that keep your body in good repair.

If you want to donate part of your liver to someone who needs a transplant, the two of you must be a good match. To make sure surgery goes well for both of you, doctors look at things like blood type, body size, and age.

Your viral load test tells you how much hepatitis C virus is in your blood. The count will help your doctor decide on the best treatment, and track how well it works.

Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for this severe form of hepatitis that you can only get if you have hepatitis B.

Some people turn to complementary treatments to help relieve symptoms or because their current medicine isn't working for them. Find out whether herbal supplements could help or hurt.

You might think that hepatitis C only happens in adults, but children get the liver disease, too. Find out how kids can get it, the ways doctors diagnose the disease, and what kind of medicine treats it.

Hepatitis C affects women differently than men. Here’s how the virus and treatments affect sexual health, pregnancy, and birth control choices.

Hepatitis C affects women differently than men. Here’s how the virus and treatments affect sexual health, pregnancy, and birth control choices.

Milk thistle, also known as silymarin, has been used for hundreds of years as an herbal remedy for liver problems. What is it? And can it really help your liver?

You may be tempted to try alternative or natural remedies for your hepatitis C. Here’s what may help -- and what you should avoid.

Fulminant hepatitis can cause you to go into sudden liver failure. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the is condition.

Hepatitis E is a virus that affects your liver. Learn more about how it spreads, common symptoms, and what to do if you are dignosed.

If you have hepatitis C, a team of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals give you treatment and care.

Hepatitis C can damage more than your liver. Here’s what the virus can do to your skin, hair, and nails.

Hepatitis is a group of viral infections that can seriously affect you and your unborn baby. Here’s what to know about the different types of hepatitis and your pregnancy.

Hepatitis C can affect your body from head to toe. Here’s why you should treat it.

Hepatitis C can affect your body from head to toe. Here’s why you should treat it.

Benign, or noncancerous, liver lesions are common and often don’t threaten your health. Cancerous liver lesions, however, are serious business.

There’s no cure for hepatitis A, but most people make a full recovery. Learn what to do while you’re waiting to get well.

Interested in becoming a live liver donor? It’s more than a personal decision. Know what goes into deciding who would make an ideal donor.

If you or a loved one needs a liver donation, you’ll want to understand the different ways the procedure can happen, and how to prepare for surgery.

Newborns aren’t the only ones who get jaundice. Adults get it, too. Find out why.

Alcoholic hepatitis is a disease caused by years of heavy drinking. Find out how it’s diagnosed and treated.

What you need to know about acetaminophen safety so you avoid overdoses that could cause liver damage.

Treatment for hepatitis C can help, but can have many side effects.

To keep your liver from having problems breaking foods down, you may need to stay away from these foods, drinks, drugs, and supplements.

What causes fatigue in people with hepatitis C? And how can they fight feeling tired?

You could have hepatitis C and not know it. Learn why it’s important to get tested, if there’s any chance you’ve been exposed.

WebMD explains how hepatitis C is transmitted through sex and drug use, and how to lower your chances of getting it.

Learn about the symptoms of hepatitis A, a viral infection of the liver that you can make you feel like you have the flu.

WebMD explains the causes and symptoms of an enlarged liver.