The success of recommendations to improve screening often rests on the availability of efficacious therapies, coverage policies, and other factors that enable and justify screening. Objectives: To ...

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 ...

May is National Hepatitis Awareness Month, and the CDC has designated May 19, 2016, as Hepatitis Testing Day, an opportunity to raise awareness of the need for screening. CDC estimates that 3.5 ...

JENNIFER: IN THIS MORNING'S WOMAN'S DOCTOR, HEPATITIS C IS A SILENT DISEASE. MOST TIMES, PATIENTS DON'T HAVE SYMPTOMS. THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL IS INTRODUCING UNIVERSAL SCREENING FOR ALL ADULTS ...

Broader screening to identify people infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) would likely be cost effective, according to a new report published in Clinical Infectious Diseases and available online.

When people seek help at a drug treatment center for an opioid addiction, concerns about having contracted hepatitis C are generally low on their list. They’ve often reached a crisis point in their ...

Hepatitis C is a viral liver disease spread through contact with an infected person’s blood. Due to its stealthy nature and often inadequate access to testing, many people who have hepatitis C don’t ...

The US Preventive Services Task Force now recommends screening for hepatitis C infection in all adults ages 18 to 79 without known liver disease, regardless of their risk. This updated recommendation, ...