Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

Hepatitis C is an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Experts estimate that about 2.4 million people in the United States are living with hepatitis C—but that figure could be ...

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 ...

A new rapid test for hepatitis C could help identify many more patients who could be cured of the deadly disease, but its use may be limited unless insurers' reimbursement rises to cover its high cost ...

When you’re diagnosed with any new illness, you have to learn how to manage treatment and keep yourself as healthy as possible. That’s definitely the case with hepatitis C, an infection of the liver ...

Credit: Cepheid. The Xpert HCV test delivers results in about an hour. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing authorization to Xpert ® HCV, a point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV ...

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 ...