Hepatitis Medical Reference

Breakthroughs in treatment mean doctors can cure most people of hepatitis C. So why aren’t more people taking advantage of available medicines?

Worried about affording your hep C care? Learn how to navigate insurance policies, costs, and more so you get the treatment you need.

A look at the symptoms of hepatitis C, including symptoms of liver complications such as cirrhosis.

When it comes to your hepatitis C care, are you in the driver’s seat? Learn about your rights, how to ask questions, and how health literacy can help you be your own advocate.

Learn about what an anti-smooth muscle antibody test is and how it is used to detect autoimmune hepatitis.

What can you expect after a living-donor liver transplant? Learn more about what happens after surgery.

Certain groups are more at risk for contracting hepatitis C. Baby boomers, health care workers, and people with HIV are more at risk.

Thinking of donating part of your liver? Or are you in need of a transplant? Learn more about the risks and benefits of this life-saving surgery.

Can moms who have this viral infection nurse their babies? Here are the facts and things to keep in mind to protect your baby’s health.

After you first get hepatitis C, you may not feel any symptoms. During this early phase, tests also may not pick up signs of the virus at first.

To deal with health problems from hepatitis C, your doctor can measure the amount of fibrosis in your liver. This measurement is called a fibrosis score. Find out how it’s created.

If you have the hepatitis C virus in your blood for anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, you have “acute” hep C. After 6 months, it’s called “chronic.”

Some of the most effective hepatitis C drugs come with a hefty price tag. And insurance doesn’t always cover them. Learn how you can lower out-of-pocket expenses for your hep C treatments.

The APRI score helps detect liver fibrosis for people with liver disease. Find out more about what it is, how it’s calculated, and why doctors use it instead of biopsies.

Scientists call the different types of hepatitis c “genotypes.” Each hepatitis C genotype has a different type of genetic makeup that helps define it. Learn more.

Harvoni is an “antiviral” medication that attacks hep C. It's one of most effective treatments for the condition.

Sustained virologic response (SVR) means that 12 weeks or more after you stop treatment for hepatitis C, tests can’t find the virus in your blood. Learn more about SVR and hepatitis C.

Find out more about this test doctors use to help diagnose issues with your liver, like cancer and hepatitis.

If you want to donate part of your liver to someone who needs a transplant, the two of you must be a good match. To make sure surgery goes well for both of you, doctors look at things like blood type, body size, and age.

When your liver isn't working the way it should, it affects your body in a big way. Find out about diseases that cause liver failure, and when it may be time to consider a liver transplant.

Your liver is the largest internal organ in your body -- and has a bunch of important jobs to do. Find out how it filters out toxins, helps break down the food you eat, and builds proteins that keep your body in good repair.

Your viral load test tells you how much hepatitis C virus is in your blood. The count will help your doctor decide on the best treatment, and track how well it works.

Learn about illnesses that can affect your liver, including hepatitis, cancer, and autoimmune disorders.

Learn about symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment for this severe form of hepatitis that you can only get if you have hepatitis B.

Some people turn to complementary treatments to help relieve symptoms or because their current medicine isn't working for them. Find out whether herbal supplements could help or hurt.

You may have heard stories about hepatitis C and wonder if they're true. Here are some common myths about the virus that may show you it's not as scary as you might have thought.

Hepatitis C can be mild or serious, lasting a few weeks or a lifetime. Learn more about the paths the condition can take.

You might think that hepatitis C only happens in adults, but children get the liver disease, too. Find out how kids can get it, the ways doctors diagnose the disease, and what kind of medicine treats it.

Hepatitis C affects women differently than men. Here’s how the virus and treatments affect sexual health, pregnancy, and birth control choices.

Hepatitis C affects women differently than men. Here’s how the virus and treatments affect sexual health, pregnancy, and birth control choices.

Milk thistle, also known as silymarin, has been used for hundreds of years as an herbal remedy for liver problems. What is it? And can it really help your liver?

If you’re living with liver disease, you’ll want to know your MELD and Child-Pugh scores. They can be your key to receiving a lifesaving transplant should you need one.

You may be tempted to try alternative or natural remedies for your hepatitis C. Here’s what may help -- and what you should avoid.

What is toxic liver disease or hepatotoxicity? Learn about the symptoms, causes and treatments.

Fulminant hepatitis can cause you to go into sudden liver failure. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the is condition.

Hepatitis E is a virus that affects your liver. Learn more about how it spreads, common symptoms, and what to do if you are dignosed.

If you have hepatitis C, a team of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals give you treatment and care.

Coffee not only helps get you through the day, it can be good for your liver, too. It may help keep disease away, and it might help fight a liver illness if you have one.

Hepatitis C can damage more than your liver. Here’s what the virus can do to your skin, hair, and nails.

Hepatitis is a group of viral infections that can seriously affect you and your unborn baby. Here’s what to know about the different types of hepatitis and your pregnancy.

Hepatitis C can affect your body from head to toe. Here’s why you should treat it.

Hepatitis C can affect your body from head to toe. Here’s why you should treat it.

Benign, or noncancerous, liver lesions are common and often don’t threaten your health. Cancerous liver lesions, however, are serious business.

Hepatitis C not only poses a risk to your liver, but your mental health, too. Here’s what you can do to stave off depression, manage anxiety, and improve your outlook on life.

Find out why you're more likely to get diabetes if you have hepatitis C, the role of insulin resistance, and what treatment you may need.

There’s no cure for hepatitis A, but most people make a full recovery. Learn what to do while you’re waiting to get well.

If your doctor thinks you have a liver problem, you’ll likely get a liver function test. Learn what it’s used for, what to expect, and how to get ready for one.

Find out about a surgery that gives people part of a new liver from a living, healthy person instead of waiting for an organ from a donor who has died.

If you or a loved one needs a liver donation, you’ll want to understand the different ways the procedure can happen, and how to prepare for surgery.