Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use ...

A hepatitis panel is a blood test that doctors use to diagnose hepatitis. Hepatitis refers to a group of viral liver diseases, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. The blood test will ...

Twice as many eligible patients got screened for hepatitis C when it was already ordered for them compared to those who had to request it, according to a new study by researchers at the Perelman ...

ST. LOUIS — This morning, there's a new effort to protect people from a disease that can truly be a silent killer: Hepatitis C. The American Liver Foundation reports as many as 75% of people who are ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Adding hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening as a default order within the electronic health record (EHR) led to more eligible patients receiving screening during hospitalization compared with a ...

Nontargeted screening in emergency departments (EDs) identified significantly more new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections than targeted screening, according to a randomized trial. Treatment completion ...

After becoming the first tribe to launch a hepatitis C elimination project last year, the Cherokee Nation, in collaboration with the CDC, Oklahoma Department of Health and the University of Oklahoma ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

Harriet Callahan was caught completely by surprise. While visiting a doctor for arthritis a few years ago, a routine blood test revealed she had hepatitis C, one of the deadliest infectious diseases ...