
The personal, physiological and financial effects of chronic hepatitis make it one of health care’s great frustrations. We have made remarkable inroads against hepatitis C, with cure rates that approach 100%. Now, clinicians must put the same level of vigilance into testing for hepatitis B and linking untreated patients to care.
Up to 5.5 million Americans are infected with HCV. It is a stealth virus, often asymptomatic until an infected individual’s