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To initiate same-day hepatitis C testing and treatment, hepatitis B status must be known

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is ...

Washington expands hepatitis C testing, cutting per-patient costs by more than 45%

It took less than 22 years after the discovery of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) for a fast-acting, highly effective treatment ...
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CDC recommends single-visit testing for hepatitis C

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 ...
UPI

New rapid test for hepatitis C boasts results in 15 minutes

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 ...
Monthly Prescribing Reference

What to Do With a Positive Hepatitis C Test

Avoiding transmission to others is the best way to contain the spread of the infection. Advise individuals with hepatitis C to: avoid sharing toothbrushes, shaving equipment, razors, nail files, and ...
CIDRAP

Less than half of US infants exposed to hepatitis C are tested, and fewer are treated

A study of more than 4,500 US infants exposed to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in utero or at birth from 2014 to 2021 finds that ...
Yahoo

Hepatitis C a growing threat to moms, babies. But screening is inadequate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pregnant mothers with hepatitis C can have cholestasis of pregnancy and premature or low birth weight babies. (Getty Images) ...
WISH-TV

Hepatitis C testing offered in 2 free clinics at Central Library

INDIANAPOLIS (MIRROR INDY) — About 69,000 Hoosiers are living with hepatitis C — a virus spread through blood that can lead to severe liver damage or cancer. But most don’t know they have it. “If you ...
Post and Courier

DHEC Encourages Hepatitis C Testing During Hepatitis Awareness Month

COLUMBIA, S.C. – May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month, and the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control is encouraging South Carolinians to know their status and get tested.
Portland Press Herald

Though some are finding resilience after hepatitis C cure, others still put testing off

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — Looking back, Rosie Boyce does not recall experiencing many ...
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Advancements in testing and treating Hepatitis C at Damien Center's Connect to Cure program in Indiana

The Connect to Cure program at the Damien Center helps people throughout the state of Indiana find care coordinators, testing, and finding treatment for Hepatitis C. What is the prevalence of ...