Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has contributed to more US patient deaths than the next 60 reportable infectious diseases combined. The United States Preventive Services Task Force has issued updated ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baby boomers, adults born between 1945 and 1965, are five times more likely to have been exposed to the hepatitis C virus (HCV). As a result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S ...

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

ST. LOUIS — This morning, there's a new effort to protect people from a disease that can truly be a silent killer: Hepatitis C. The American Liver Foundation reports as many as 75% of people who are ...

When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are generally low on their list. They've often reached a crisis point in their ...