Approximately one-third of patients do not complete the two-step testing process for hepatitis C. The CDC now recommends offering both testing steps during the same visit. In new guidance ...

“Their loss eliminated critical national testing services that ... The Post reported. CDC labs have played a key role in tracking outbreaks of hepatitis C, a viral disease that can cause serious ...

Most people who have hepatitis C don't know they do ... This November the CDC's added new guidelines to test infants as young as 2 to 6 months old. A June report found only 1 in 3 patients ...

The CDC says it is now rare that someone ... 1-2 weeks after you’re infected. If you have hepatitis C and need treatment, your doctor may test for what type or strain of hepatitis C virus ...

The shift toward universal screening for diseases like hepatitis C, hepatitis B, and HIV removes part of the burden of ...

Without the CDC's scientists available to test the genetic material in patient samples, it will be harder for epidemiologists to confirm whether people with hepatitis C were infected in the same ...

ATLANTA - For the first time, the government is proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. People born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the ...

And without the CDC lab, estimating how many infections ... was making big strides in developing a point-of-care test for hepatitis C, something that has long been needed and does not exist ...