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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA granted marketing authorization for Cepheid’s Xpert HCV test and GeneXpert Xpress System, the first ...

The FDA has greenlit its first point-of-care diagnostic test for hepatitis C, capable of using only a fingerstick blood sample, in a bid to quickly connect patients with antiviral drugs. “Despite the ...

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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is ...

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 ...

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Hepatitis refers to inflammation of the liver. Several things can lead to the condition — one major cause is hepatitis C, which can result from a viral infection. Another is alcohol consumption, which ...

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 ...