Hepatitis C treatment gets FDA priority review

Simeprevir Given Priority Review Status By FDA For Hepatitis C Treatment

By Jonathan Weiss | May 13, 2013 10:21 AM EDT

With stunning results in Phase III clinical trials, the hepatitis C drug is now on a fast track for FDA approval.

Hepatitis-induced jaundice

Over 50% Hepatitis Cases Don't Follow Through With Testing, At Risk For Liver Disease, Says CDC

By Nsikan Akpan | May 07, 2013 02:19 PM EDT

CDC finds half of Americans with Hepatitis C, mostly baby boomers, don’t follow up after initial screening and might require medical treatment.

Dentist with Male Patient

Dentist Scott Harrington Patient Update: More Positive Hepatitis Diagnoses Reported

By Jonathan Weiss | Apr 26, 2013 12:02 PM EDT

After a dentist in the Tulsa area was not properly sterilizing tools between patients, people are learning that they may have gotten more than a bill.

Microscopic view of hepatitis virus

New Hepatitis C Drug Continues Curing In Clinical Trials

By Jonathan Weiss | Apr 24, 2013 01:19 PM EDT

As clinical trials continue to show positive results, sofosbuvir seems to be poised to gain FDA approval.

red wine

Even Moderate Drinking Can Kill Hepatitis C Sufferers

By Jonathan Weiss | Mar 16, 2013 12:49 PM EDT

Drinking as little as two glasses of wine a day doubled the risk of death in patients with the disease.

David Kwiatkowski, a former lab technician at Exeter, N.H., Hospital, is suspected of infecting at least 31 patients with hepatitis C.

Accused Hepatitis C "Serial Infector" Pleads Not Guilty in Court

By Christine Hsu | Dec 04, 2012 12:47 PM EST

A hospital technician who allegedly stole drugs and infected patients with hepatitis C through contaminated syringes has pleaded not guilty to the charges in a federal court.

As More Turn to Heroin, Hepatitis C Cases Rise

By Andrew Spanswick MSW | Nov 21, 2012 04:09 PM EST

There is a growing problem sweeping across the US and it is called the hepatitis C virus.

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