The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommends screening for exposure with HCV antibody (anti-HCV) and follow-up with HCV-RNA testing. About 70% to 86% of patients with positive results of anti-HCV ...

A total of 1,164 patients were screened for HIV, HCV, or both at the 61 participating pharmacies (Table 2); the average number of patients screened per pharmacy was 19. Among the 612 patients screened ...

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, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 90 and in reasonably good health. I recently had blood tests that showed a spike in my liver levels. An evaluation showed that I had hepatitis C. I have had a very hard time ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the fastest test yet for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV). The highly accurate diagnostic delivers results to patients in just 15 minutes—up to ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

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 ...

The FDA has issued new risk classification orders for two series of products, including in vitro diagnostics for hepatitis C, two of which the agency down-regulated from class III to class II. However ...