Just 8.5% of eligible patients were screened for hepatitis C virus (HCV); among them, 5.9% tested positive for the HCV antibody, and 3.0% had an active infection. Of more than 20,000 patients born ...

The CDC made this recommendation after reviewing relevant literature and noting that complete testing jumped from about only two-thirds of patients to nearly all patients. The current CDC testing ...

Hepatitis C is a viral infection that affects your liver. You may not have symptoms. Hepatitis C is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV) that affects the liver. It can be acute or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nontargeted screening was superior to targeted screening in identifying new HCV infections at three high-volume ...

In an effort to identify unknown carriers of Hepatitis C, health care advocates are conducting a public screening in Phoenix ...

Jordan Valley Health is offering free testing for Hepatitis C. It’s part of a nationwide effort to raise awareness of the ...

Many Baby Boomers are surprised to learn they're one of the age groups most affected by Hepatitis C, a virus that can live in ...

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 ...

Harriet Callahan was caught completely by surprise. While visiting a doctor for arthritis a few years ago, a routine blood test revealed she had hepatitis C, one of the deadliest infectious diseases ...