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 ...

Medford-based Chembio Diagnostics and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics are developing a rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C virus. The foundation is working with three companies on HCV ...

The FDA has eased up on makers of new diagnostic tests for hepatitis C, granting them a quicker pathway to the market. The agency reclassified certain RNA- and antibody-based tests for the virus such ...

Your doctor may suggest your child get blood tests to diagnose hepatitis C. They're the same tests used in adults, but they're only done in kids over the age of 2: HCV-RNA testor qualitative HCV test.

The Damien Center in Indiana is now using the Cepheid GeneXpert system to detect active hepatitis C infection in an hour, and ...

One in 25 baby boomers test positive for hepatitis C. It's the most common chronic blood-borne pathogen and the most common cause of chronic liver disease or liver cancer. Once you've contracted it, ...

A hepatitis panel is a blood test that doctors use to diagnose hepatitis. Hepatitis refers to a group of viral liver diseases, including hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. The blood test will ...

A wave of diagnostics ushered in by Covid could help revive flagging efforts to eliminate the disease. By Ted Alcorn The Monday after Christmas, when Kellie Trent was scheduled to pick up medication ...

Trade-offs in medicine can be harsh, even when clearly necessary. Chemotherapy can save people from cancer, but the side effects can wreak havoc on their bodies for months or years. These trade-offs ...

Even after symptoms clear, hepatitis C antibodies remain in your blood and could pose an infection risk to those receiving blood or plasma donations. Hepatitis C occurs from the hepatitis C virus (HCV ...