Screening for hepatitis C is available for anyone who requests it. Learn how much it costs, what the results mean, what treatment involves, and more.

If you think you may have hepatitis C, it's best to check in with your doctor. But if you need to test from home, here are 5 of the best testing kits.

Awareness of infection, knowledge of hepatitis C, and medical follow-up among individuals testing positive for hepatitis C: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2001-2008. Hepatology ...

It's never easy to learn you have a chronic condition, but it's important to know if there is potential to control that condition or even begin early treatment.

Hepatitis C Testing and Diagnosis. Doctors will start by checking your blood for: Anti-HCV antibodies: This blood test is the first -- and sometimes only -- one you may get.

The hepatitis C antibody test checks for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus. If there are antibodies in the body, it means that a person has been infected with the virus at some point.

11. Rodriguez CV, Rubenstein KB, Linas B, Hu H, Horberg M. Increasing hepatitis C screening in a large integrated health system: science and policy in concert. Am J Manag Care. 2018;24(5):e134 ...

Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are viral infections, which are mostly transmitted by blood. Often unnoticed, they can become chronic, causing irreversible damage to the liver. There is a discussion ...

When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are generally low on their list. They’ve often reached a crisis point in ...

Background: The seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Canadians is estimated at 0.3% to 0.9%. Of those with chronic HCV infection, 10% to 20% will experience advanced liver disease ...