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 delivers results within 15 minutes This would allow doctors to diagnose patients during an office visit and get treatment started immediately Rapid test results agreed ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted marketing authorization for Cepheid’s Xpert HCV test and GeneXpert Xpress System, the first ...

Hepatitis C is a condition in which the body’s liver becomes inflamed. There are several harmful agents that may damage the liver. The inflammation is a response by the body to fight these agents. It ...

WEBVTT TAKE A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST. THE DOCTOR JOINS US THIS MORNING WITH MORE INFORMATION. GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. HAVE SEE, -- HEPATITIS C, NO SYMPTOMS AND THE TEST IS CRITICAL. >> IT IS A SIMPLE BLOOD ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by Northwestern University. File Photo by Tamas Soki/EPA People could learn within 15 ...

Your doctor may suggest your child get blood tests to diagnose hepatitis C. They're the same tests used in adults, but they're only done in kids over the age of 2: HCV-RNA testor qualitative HCV test.

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidance Panel is recommending that before patients begin antiviral therapies for the treatment of ...

One in 25 baby boomers test positive for hepatitis C. It's the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen and the most common cause of chronic liver disease or liver cancer. Once you've contracted it, ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...

A wave of diagnostics ushered in by Covid could help revive flagging efforts to eliminate the disease. By Ted Alcorn The Monday after Christmas, when Kellie Trent was scheduled to pick up medication ...