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 ...

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...

Autoimmune testing should always be driven by symptoms and clinical suspicion, not done as a routine screening in otherwise ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on hepatitis today, marking the World Hepatitis Summit. Since 2015, ...

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 ...