Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Only 42% of exposed infants received appropriate testing for hepatitis C virus. The CDC now recommends RNA ...

Hepatitis C virus screening rates in pregnancy increased from 2014 to 2024 but remained below universal screening recommendations.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More frequent HCV testing was cost-effective among people who inject drugs in both high- and low-transmission ...

Northwestern University scientists have created the fastest hepatitis C diagnostic available, delivering accurate results in just 15 minutes. The breakthrough test operates up to 75% faster than other ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing by using test cassette, the result showed positive (double red line) Researchers compared hepatitis C virus point-of-care RNA viral load testing with laboratory-based ...

As described in a recent JAMA Viewpoint, the proposed national HCV elimination program intends to engage underserved populations in need of HCV treatment by working closely with grassroots ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by Northwestern University. The test will allow doctors to diagnose infections during ...

Injection drug use is both a potent risk factor for incarceration and the primary transmission route for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Combining HCV testing and treatment in jails with ...

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity of their liver disease with the customary staging ...