Hepatitis C is the leading cause of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in the world and affects an estimated 51 million people globally. Though the viral infection is easily diagnosable and ...

Hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—affects millions of people worldwide each year. This potentially serious condition can stem from viral infections, alcohol consumption, toxins, medications, or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A landmark inquiry investigating the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS is set to conclude on Monday. Between the ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Hepatitis C cases have been rising in recent years, significantly impacting women of childbearing age. Hepatitis C can cause low birthweight, liver disorders and pre-term births in an ...

When it comes to children's health, what you don’t see can hurt. Hepatitis C in children often flies under the radar, presenting with no symptoms until the condition becomes serious. Here's what ...

Every year, four or five people with a medical complaint enter an Irish hospital and discover that many years ago they received a blood transfusion and, unfortunately for them, it was infected with ...

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 ...

Q: I had abdominal surgery 30 years ago and had a blood transfusion. Now I have hepatitis C. My doctor says the blood transfusion saved my life, but now I'm suffering from loss of appetite and have ...