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 ...

COLUMBIA - The Missouri Hepatitis C Alliance made a call Wednesday for people to get a blood test for Hepatitis C. Hepatitis C is the most common cause of liver cancer. More than 20 percent of ...

The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new research. It provides results up to 75% faster than current rapid tests and paves the ...

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 ...

An image of the hepatitis C test. (Northwestern University via SWNS) By Stephen Beech The fastest ever test for hepatitis C - taking just 15 minutes - could save millions of lives, according to new ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending all U.S. baby boomers get a one-time test for the hepatitis C virus, according to a news release. The final recommendations were ...

Avoiding transmission to others is the best way to contain the spread of the infection. Advise individuals with hepatitis C to: avoid sharing toothbrushes, shaving equipment, razors, nail files, and ...

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 ...

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Hospitals across the country recommended hepatitis C testing for about 7,900 patients last summer after a traveling medical worker was accused of stealing drugs and infecting ...

An estimated 2.4 million Americans have hepatitis C, and in 2019 more than 14,000 people in the United States died from it despite the availability of drugs offering a relatively straightforward cure.

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...