hepatitis C

VA staff describe the benefits resulting from VA’s Syringe Services Program at their facilities. One Veteran calls it a “real wakeup call.”

A recent VA Houston study published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics found that hepatitis C positive organs are a safe and effective option for most transplant candidates. Newer antiviral drugs have made it possible for patients to be successfully treated for hepatitis C infections transmitted via organ transplant.

VA has tested 85% of Veterans born 1945-1965 (at higher risk for hepatitis C) and more than 75% of Veterans age 18-79 for hepatitis C.

Any Veteran enrolled in VA care can ask for a hepatitis C test. Your provider will give you basic information about the testing process and answer any questions you have about hepatitis C or the test.

More than 10 years after he was diagnosed with hepatitis C, this Army Veteran learned that treatment through VA was available. The new antivirals have cure rates approaching 100 percent.

A new study finds Veteran prevalence of hepatitis B to be greatest among those with traditional risk factors, but also suggests that combat exposure can be a risk factor on its own.

Career nurses, pharmacists, physicians and medical professionals establish VA as a global leader in hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment.

During Hepatitis Awareness Month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs […]

May is Hepatitis Awareness Month, and that means it’s time […]

VA is on track to eliminate hepatitis C in eligible Veterans enrolled in VA care. We also want to make sure all homeless Veterans are vaccinated for hepatitis A. 5000 people in two states are affected.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the single […]

As of March 3, nearly 116,000 Veterans started all-oral hepatitis C medications in VA, of which 96,654 Veterans completed treatment and have been cured.