#hepatitis C testing

Offering hepatitis C treatment at the point of diagnosis streamlines care, saving both time and money.

A day for people at risk for viral hepatitis to be tested, and for health care providers to educate patients about viral hepatitis testing.

Egypt has diagnosed 87% of people living with hepatitis C and provided curative treatment for 93% of those diagnosed.

The program supports American Indian/Alaska Native people, who experience the highest rates of hepatitis C virus infection.

Hepatitis C prevalence was higher among people with unstable housing and those who injected drugs every day.

Modern antivirals can cure 95% of people with HCV, lowering the risk of cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.

A Washington emergency room nurse was charged this month five years after being accused of passing on hepatitis C to 12 patients.

Older people, men and people living in poverty and lacking private insurance were more likely to have active HCV infection.

The CDC estimates that 21% of people living with HIV also have hepatitis C virus.

Hepatitis A and B declined in 2021, but new hepatitis C cases have doubled since 2014.

Study authors suggest obstetricians routinely screen all pregnant women for hepatitis C.

Researchers are working on a cure for hepatitis B and a vaccine and long-acting antivirals for hepatitis C.

About 40% of people worldwide are not aware that viral hepatitis is a leading cause of liver cancer.

Viral hepatitis could kill more people than malaria, tuberculosis and HIV combined if trends continue.

Testing a single blood sample for HCV antibodies and HCV RNA can identify more people who need treatment.

The proposal improves on current Medicare coverage, which allows cost-sharing fees and mostly excludes long-acting PrEP.