Clinical

A common concern for all hepatitis C patients is liver damage. Understanding the difference between fibrosis and cirrhosis helps you to understand what is happening to your liver and how...

Hepatitis C can often lead to a domino effect of complications. For example, left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to cirrhosis (severe scarring of the liver). Patients with cirrhosis are...

If your doctor suggests that you be tested for hepatitis C, there are several steps that you must take before you know with certainty whether or not you actually have...

If we are committed to seeing the elimination of hep C as a global pandemic, we need to remove all barriers to access to treatment. Although some jurisdictions have relaxed...

Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. In addition to damaging the liver, research also shows that hepatitis C can cause other symptoms. Some...

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Since the liver is part of the gastro system, you may expect to have poop problems with hepatitis C. We can tell when something doesn’t feel right, and it’s important...

Millennials are the most likely subgroup of the population to get the hepatitis C virus (HCV) according to a 2019 study published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases. Specifically, this...

Back in 2010 when I was diagnosed with stage 4 cirrhosis, it was explained that I needed to undergo more testing and biopsies for some “nodules” found on my liver...

The number of teenagers and young adults with hepatitis C has gone up in recent years. So, doctors are looking for ways to deal with this issue. Most of the...

A proactive step towards taking care of your liver is to guard against other conditions and disease. Fighting hepatitis C is already hard work for your body’s immune system and...

Back in early 2010 when I was diagnosed with end stage liver disease, I began noticing deeply bothering changes to my personal health. Not only was I fighting hepatitis C...

We are all at different stages with our liver disease, and have different needs. If you want to know about taking vitamins and supplements during treatment, please use this as a...

Thrombocytopenia is a blood disorder condition with a deficiency of platelets called thrombocytes, which increase the risk of bleeding. Platelets help your blood clot. Thrombocytopenia happens when the bone marrow...

Standard hepatitis C treatment length is 12 weeks. Depending on the treatment and certain conditions, some treatments can be completed in 8 weeks. Some treatments - depending on the patient’s...

The spleen is a purple colored organ that sits on your left side, under the rib cage. It’s usually about 4 to 8 inches long and is shaped like a...

Most hepatitis C patients have concerns about their condition and treatment. These are some of the top concerns and questions the majority of patients ask their physicians about treatment. To...

Hepatitis C is often referred to as HCV (hepatitis C virus) or hep C, and is a viral infection that attacks the liver. If the viral infection is not eliminated...

Most of the time, people start taking vitamins and supplements without asking the doctor. Maybe it’s to prevent illness or disease. For example, if you’re not getting enough minerals and...

We have come a long way in terms of treatments for hep C. It was late 2011 when I started Interferon and Ribavirin. I took Ribavirin twice a day (I don’t recall...