11/14/2025
What happens when hepatitis C treatments meet postpartum care?
In a new Clinical Infectious Diseases publication, Magee-Womens investigators Dr. Catherine Chappell and Dr. Elizabeth Krans studied how antiviral medications used to treat hepatitis C behave in the breastmilk of postpartum women with opioid use disorder.
Their findings provide crucial pharmacokinetic data to help guide safe, effective treatment options for both mothers and infants.
Read the full study in Clinical Infectious Diseases:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40795873/