A novel blood test could bring a breakthrough in the battle against the dangerous hepatitis-C virus. This procedure offers a considerably cheaper alternative to the normal commercial tests, whilst ...

On-site hepatitis C virus testing and treatment with peer support at opioid treatment programs boosts access to curative ...

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

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Cepheid announced that its quantitative hepatitis C virus infection viral load test, Xpert HCV Viral Load, has ...

A cost-effective one-step test that screens, detects and confirms hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections has been developed by researchers. Current blood-based HCV testing requires two steps and can be ...

A Stanford study shows that jail-based hepatitis C programs could cut new infections by nearly half among people who inject ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the fastest test yet for diagnosing hepatitis C virus (HCV). The highly accurate diagnostic delivers results to patients in just 15 minutes—up to ...

When managing patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), initiating treatment of the infection promptly is more important than determining the severity of their liver disease with the customary staging ...

As described in a recent JAMA Viewpoint, the proposed national HCV elimination program intends to engage underserved populations in need of HCV treatment by working closely with grassroots ...