Mobile units are being used to test for hepatitis C in one of the areas where the virus is thought to be particularly ...

Learn about hepatitis C during pregnancy, testing, and the risks and treatments. Understand the potential effects on mothers and babies, prevention, and newborn care essentials.

In recognition of National HIV Testing Day, Black Hawk County Public Health is teaming up with Walgreens and Greater Than HIV ...

The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is a major victory, but it would be malpractice to initiate same-day HCV treatment ...

If that test is positive, doctors then need a genomic test to confirm the hepatitis C virus itself. “It’s very cumbersome,” said Anne Spaulding, associate professor of epidemiology at Emory ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) gave pre-qualification approval to the first Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) self-test on July 10, 2024. This move aims to provide essential support to expand access to ...

However, hepatitis C remains a major health issue among intravenous drug users, with many factors going into the lack of testing and treatment for the virus among people in this community, he said.

Find out if you have hepatitis C with a free test from the NHS test-at-home Service. Order your test today or speak to your GP.

The FDA granted marketing authorization for Cepheid’s Xpert HCV test and GeneXpert Xpress System, the first rapid test for hepatitis C virus intended for use in point-of-care settings.

The existence of what we now know to be hepatitis C was first discovered in 1975 by a team of NIH researchers led by Dr. Stephen Feinstone. While developing new serological testing to diagnose ...

However, hepatitis C remains a major health issue among intravenous drug users, with many factors going into the lack of testing and treatment for the virus among people in this community, he said.

However, hepatitis C remains a major health issue among intravenous drug users, with many factors going into the lack of testing and treatment for the virus among people in this community, he said.