
In a recent study of 1,812 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers found that none of these individuals had confirmed hepatitis C virus replication.

In a recent study of 1,812 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers found that none of these individuals had confirmed hepatitis C virus replication.

Global pharmaceutical company, AbbVie, announced the approval of a supplemental new drug application for VIEKIRA PAK® without ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients with genotype 1b (HCV-1b) and compensated cirrhosis.

Charitha Gowda, MD MPH, infectious diseases physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center discusses the recent decision from The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to supply hepatitis C (HCV) treatment to all veterans, regardless of disease stage.

Researchers from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report that there is a possibility of eliminating the transmission of both Hepatitis B and C in the United States.

Charitha Gowda, MD MPH, infectious diseases physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, explains the barriers to hepatitis C (HCV) treatment.

This article is the third in a 3-part series on parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and it highlights some of the treatment advances that are available for patients with these diseases, as well as disease control strategies that have been implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners.

Charitha Gowda, MD MPH, infectious diseases physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center discusses the preferred treatment method for hepatitis C.

Charitha Gowda, MD MPH, infectious diseases physician at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center discusses the current treatment methods for hepatitis C.

A former health care worker has been linked to a recent outbreak of hepatitis C at two hospitals in Utah.

A recent case study adds to a small, but disturbing collection of reports describing the transmission of Ebola virus from mother to child through breastfeeding.

Recent Ebola-linked deaths in Guinea caused the World Health Organization (WHO) Guinea office to implement a “ring vaccination” strategy in which it administered an experimental Ebola vaccine on 800 of 1000 suspected cases, including 182 suspected at high-risk.

The Obama administration recently announced plans to shift nearly $600 million in funds designated to battle the Ebola epidemic toward the fight against Zika.

Hepatitis C has been referred to as a silent killer. As a result, Charitha Gowda, MD, MPH, provides information on the newest diagnostic tests available for hepatitis C.

This article is the second in a 3-part series on parasitic diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and highlights some of the techniques that clinicians use for the diagnosis of parasitic diseases of the CNS.

The findings of a new study reinforce the value of making insecticide-treated nets and indoor residual spraying of insecticides universally available—even in countries where the mosquitoes that transmit disease bite primarily outdoors.

Charitha Gowda, MD, MPH addresses concerns that hepatitis could be transmitted via mosquitoes.

Charitha Gowda, MD, MPH, explains the ways that hepatitis A, B, and C are transmitted and recent discoveries in the modes of transmission.

This article is the first in a 3-part series. It will discuss the burden of these diseases and will highlight some of the most common signs and symptoms associated with these conditions.

A Guinea child who was previously diagnosed with Ebola has succumbed to death and another Koropara civilian died after traveling to a neighboring village.

After three unexplained deaths in Koropara, a small village in southern Guinea, WHO diagnosed two individuals with Ebola.

An increase in funding from Congress, in addition to a decrease in drug prices, will allow the VA to finance medical care for all hepatitis C patients, regardless of the stage of the disease, for fiscal year 2016.

Two investigational vaccines showed promise to protect against Ebola virus disease, according to data from the phase 2 Partnership for Research on Ebola Vaccines in Liberia (PREVAIL 1) trial.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health found that PCR-based testing is the most effective diagnostic test to assist with case-patient management during Ebola virus outbreaks in malaria-endemic areas.

People with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at a higher risk of having hepatitis C (HCV), however, less than two-thirds of patients are being screened regularly.

The blood donor eligibility criteria just got a little more exclusive with the ongoing Zika virus outbreak.