Dr Matthew Foxton is a consultant hepatologist at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and King’s College Hospital in London.

There are several promising new hepatitis C treatments in development, including the first all oral medications, which may be of use to you, your family and friends affected by hepatitis C.

Researchers must work harder to screen high-risk populations for people who are infected with both HIV and hepatitis C, say the authors of a new Yale University study.

This week, we want to remind you all that May is Hepatitis Awareness Month.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it has given priority review to pharmaceutical company Janssen’s drug simeprevir for the treatment of adult patients with hepatitis C.

World Hepatitis Day is fast approaching and right now, all over the world, hepatitis support groups and patient organizations are preparing to mark the occasion with a range of awareness-raising activities.

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Just half of Americans who have tested positive for hepatitis C received the necessary follow-up to determine if they are still infected, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported this week.

Written by Molly Clarke.

Discovering that you have hep C can be a shock – you may feel upset, worried, guilty and isolated as you come to terms with your diagnosis.

A new anti-viral combination for hepatitis C has been given a breakthrough therapy designation by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), putting it on the fast track for potential approval in the United States.