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There are a lot of symptoms and signs that you are ready for a liver transplant. Some of them are outwardly easy to detect. Others have to be figured out...

A hepatitis C diagnosis may cause a fear that this record in a person’s medical history can cause them to be rejected from having access to healthcare in the future...

When your liver begins to fail, it feels like a slow motion fall. You’re diving downward while bouncing off of boulders. Pebbles and rocks fall around, pelting you, which ads...

This is a topic that makes us all nervous, and understandably so. Pondering the end of our own life and those whom we love is a very difficult time and...

When a person is concerned that they may have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus, they may think about their partner, their friends, their loved ones, their feelings about...

Hepatitis C does not always have symptoms. It can take weeks or months for any signs to show up. During the acute phase, some people have mild symptoms while others...

Are you tired of messing with mouth sores? When your mouth starts hurting, it can trigger a lot of other problems. It’s important to know how to treat any sores...

When researching how some people become infected with hepatitis C, there are many articles to be found that discuss the possible exposure to hepatitis C through visiting an unlicensed tattoo...

Check out Part 1 of the Myths about HCV from Around the World series.Fact: Although there are people who become exposed and infected to hepatitis C through IV drug use...

When it comes to your personal medical health, you may or may not decide to discuss things with your children. Many doctors recommend discussing medical histories with adult children and...

If you have been diagnosed with the hepatitis C virus, there are a few things you may learn about up close and for the first time -  like specialty pharmacies. These are...

There are a significant number of people who are living with both HIV and HCV, with this population there are added issues that can impact their quality of life and...

Can You die from hepatitis C? Of course, I looked that question up on online when I was diagnosed. The new drugs weren’t out yet and things looked pretty bleak...

For many people, dating is a daunting process. There are websites and apps, friends of friends, blind dates, and lots of trying not to get your hopes up. Perhaps the...

As the weather chills, it is easy for a person to begin to feel less active and to want to spend more time indoors. For someone with hepatitis C, weather...

In some ways, your hepatitis C diagnosis, like any other medical condition, is no one else’s business. However, hepatitis C may be a factor in your life that impacts your...

You may have noticed that the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has recommended that baby boomers be tested for hepatitis C virus. Baby boomers are people born between 1945 and...

Hearing from those of you who are trying to get treatment paid for makes me sad sometimes. Many of you are lucky enough to have good health insurance. Some of...

The main form of transmission for hepatitis C is IV drug use. Males are statistically more likely to begin to self-medicate and to use higher doses. This is impactful when...

Although there are rare cases in which a person can become exposed to hepatitis C during sexual intercourse, the most common transmission methods have nothing to do with sex. In...