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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Screening at age 2 months was associated with better hepatitis C testing completion rates than other strategies.

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 ...

A white van large enough to fill three parking spaces pulls into a southwest Philadelphia neighborhood. Several Drexel medical students and other volunteers emerge, led by Drexel Medicine’s Stacey ...

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 ...

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

On any given day we encounter thousands of people on the bus or subway, the city streets, or sidewalks cafes and restaurants. Whether seemingly healthy, happy or sad, overweight or fit, tall or short, ...

At the beginning of an HCV infection, hepatitis, jaundice and even fulminant hepatic failure can occur 1. However, fulminant hepatic failure is rare, and most HCV infections are asymptomatic 2,3,4.