Discover a study that compares two key hepatitis C treatments, confirming their effectiveness and revealing cost-saving ...

The virologist, awarded for his part in the discovery of the hepatitis C virus, has helped save the lives of millions of ...

The pending Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act's preventive services mandate has serious implications for the ...

Objective Ribavirin improves treatment response to pegylated-interferon (PEG-IFN) in chronic hepatitis C but the mechanism remains controversial. We studied correlates of response and mechanism of ...

ATLANTA - For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. People born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the ...

This article explores a hepatitis C testing programme implemented at a remand prison, highlighting the role of oral swabs and peer involvement in increasing testing rates Testing for bloodborne ...

Corralling the spread of hepatitis C has become much more viable in recent years, with the availability of antiviral therapies that are more than 95% effective in eliminating the virus with few ...

The World Health Organization prequalifies the first HCV self-test to enhance access to hepatitis C testing and diagnosis. Written by: Sushmita Sharma Updated at: Jul 11, 2024 11:45 IST ...

WHO prequalified the OraQuick HCV self-test to enhance hepatitis C diagnosis and treatment. Only 36% of 50 million cases are diagnosed, and 20% treated, according to Dr. Meg Doherty. The 2021 ...

Of the 50 million people living with hepatitis C, only 36 per cent had been diagnosed, and 20 per cent have received curative treatment by the end of 2022,” says the WHO Director for the ...