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 ...

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An estimated 3.5 million people in the United States are living with the hepatitis C virus, and because the ...

The HCV RNA PCR test is crucial for diagnosing hepatitis C by detecting the virus’s genetic material in the blood, allowing for early diagnosis even before symptoms appear. This test confirms the ...

An optimized hepatitis C virus screening and linkage-to-care process reduces the number of patients lost to follow-up and improves linkage to care for Medicare, Medicaid, and commercially insured ...

BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 22, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OraSure Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:OSUR) announced today that its OraQuick ® HCV Rapid Antibody Test has now been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects your liver. You may not have symptoms. Hepatitis C is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that affects the liver. It can be acute or ...

Only about 40% of perinatally exposed infants were tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV), and less than 30% of eligible children received HCV treatment, according to a large cohort study published in ...

With the decreasing cost of direct-acting antivirals in Egypt (from $1,650 [in U.S. dollars] for 12 weeks of sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir in early 2015 to $85 for local generics in 2018), treatment of ...