Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a rapid test that quickly detects hepatitis C, but insurance ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C delivers results within 15 minutes This would allow doctors to diagnose patients during an office visit and get treatment started immediately Rapid test results agreed ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Approximately one-third of patients do not complete the two-step testing process for hepatitis C. The CDC now ...

Hepatitis C is a liver-damaging disease that can live in the body for decades before it causes serious health problems. That's why a U.S. panel of medical experts is now urging older Americans to get ...

The next time a doctor tells you they are going to draw your blood and work up some numbers, chances are they will be looking for more than potassium: hepatitis C. Even if you've never used needles, ...

The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases/Infectious Diseases Society of America Guidance Panel is recommending that before patients begin antiviral therapies for the treatment of ...

Only half of people in the United States who have ever been infected with hepatitis C get proper testing for the liver-destroying disease, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday. Proper testing is a ...

According to the World Health Organization, somewhere between 130 and 150 million people around the globe suffer from chronic hepatitis C infection. As the virus is usually asymptomatic it can go ...

For decades, many Americans with hepatitis C have struggled to get tested or died waiting for a cure that remained inaccessibly expensive within the nation’s fractured health care system. President ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...

New 15-Minute Test For Hepatitis C Paves Way For Same-Day Treatment By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are ...