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 ...

(RTTNews) - Quest Diagnostics (DGX) announced the launch of a new obstetrics laboratory test panel designed to enable physicians to screen all eligible pregnant people for hepatitis C with other ...

WHO acceptance of the test comes at a time when direct acting antivirals, new and highly effective medicines for HCV, are becoming increasingly affordable and available in low- and middle-income ...

Right now, getting tested for hepatitis C means giving blood and then waiting for the results of two different lab tests. But researchers at the University of California, Irvine have created a new, ...

Roche announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its hepatitis C virus (HCV) quantitative RNA test, COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV Test v2.0, to aid in the diagnosis of HCV ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Implementation of a multifaceted hepatitis C care pathway improved screening and linkage to care rates, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A hepatitis C virus core-antigen test was sensitive and specific in diagnosing acute infection among ...

Bethlehem, PA-based OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) has received the FDA's OK for its OraQuick hepatitis C rapid antibody test. It is the the first rapid HCV test approved by the FDA for use in the ...

In line with its efforts to restore growth through fast-developing specialty testing, Laboratory Corporation of America HoldingsLH recently announced two new Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) drug resistance ...

America’s opioid epidemic continues to take lives at a staggering rate. According to preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drug overdoses killed about 72,000 ...