HCV

This treatment takes just 6 weeks to cure hepatitis C patients

WashingtonA team of scientists has found a way to cure the acute hepatitis C with 6 weeks of a new treatment.

Apr 17, 2016, 16:22 PM IST

Indian scientists develop Hepatitis C vaccine

The team from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, has developed a vaccine for HCV genotype 3a.

Feb 22, 2016, 17:15 PM IST

ICMR-NICED to step up research on Hepatitis C, rotavirus infection

Since Hepatitis C is under-diagnosed in India and diagnosis is expensive, the scientists will work to identify a group of people who are in need of treatment.

Jan 15, 2016, 19:57 PM IST

Novel therapy could cut hepatitis C prevalence by 80 percent

Recently approved antiviral medications for hepatitis C could reduce the prevalence of the blood-borne infection by more than 80 percent, researchers have estimated.

Dec 02, 2015, 11:33 AM IST

Now, `prick-free` one-step hepatitis C test

Importantly, for the first time, researchers can use urine specimens for one-step screening and diagnosing of HCV infection.

Nov 15, 2015, 08:45 AM IST