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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HCV screening increased after guidelines updated to screen all adults and during each pregnancy. Screening rose ...

This study demonstrates that the OraQuick® anti-HCV rapid test by finger-prick is widely accepted and preferred in this sample of young adult PWID in San Francisco. This preference was not associated ...

WHO acceptance of the test comes at a time when direct acting antivirals, new and highly effective medicines for HCV, are becoming increasingly affordable and available in low- and middle-income ...

We know you’re busy. But, if you can carve out a moment, government health officials have a teensy favor to ask of you. Could you please visit your doctor, sooner rather than later, and get a ...

HCV antibody testing is sensitive and inexpensive. Anti-HCV screening assays include the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) or the enhanced chemiluminescence immunoassay (CIA). Positive results are reportable ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. A new hepatitis C virus finger-stick test can be used to ...

The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new research. It provides results up to 75% faster than current rapid tests and paves the ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

Boston Medical Center has shown that testing for the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) outside the typical high-risk population can be successfully implemented in an emergency department setting, resulting in ...

April 24, 2009 (Paris, France) — Someone awaiting heart transplantation who is fitted with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) may be at increased risk of falsely testing positive for hepatitis C ...

America’s opioid epidemic continues to take lives at a staggering rate. According to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdoses killed about 72,000 ...