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 ...

(RTTNews) - Quest Diagnostics (DGX) announced the launch of a new obstetrics laboratory test panel designed to enable physicians to screen all eligible pregnant people for hepatitis C with other ...

BURLINGTON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Laboratory Corporation of America ® Holdings (LabCorp ®) (NYSE: LH) announced today the nationwide availability of a genetic test to detect the presence of a single ...

WHO acceptance of the test comes at a time when direct acting antivirals, new and highly effective medicines for HCV, are becoming increasingly affordable and available in low- and middle-income ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementation of a multifaceted hepatitis C care pathway improved screening and linkage to care rates, ...

Credit: Cepheid. The Xpert HCV test delivers results in about an hour. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization to Xpert ® HCV, a point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV ...

The cobas MPX-E test provides four critical results (for HIV, HCV, HBV, and HEV) in a single test, increasing laboratory ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A hepatitis C virus core-antigen test was sensitive and specific in diagnosing acute infection among ...

In line with its efforts to restore growth through fast-developing specialty testing, Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH recently announced two new Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) drug resistance ...

Approach focuses interventions at the nexus of injection drug use, HCV, and incarceration ...

A case of a 45-year-old construction worker with a history of intravenous drug use, homelessness, and occasional alcohol and ...