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Plus: Over 10 prevention services related to hepatitis, HIV and sexually transmitted infections covered by the Affordable Care Act.

Although most people screened meet the USPSTF criteria, only one in five returned for a follow-up test a year later.

Patients allegedly failed to meet health care standards for those incarcerated with hepatitis C.

Plus, a court ruling has the potential to invalidate required free screenings, including for breast, colorectal, cervical and lung cancer.

When it comes to prevention, Medicaid also plays a role in lowering the burden of cancer among people living with HIV.

Hepatitis C screening orders jumped to 80% when doctors didn’t have to click to opt-in for patient screenings, a Penn Medicine study found.

Men and Black people were more likely to have antibodies against hepatitis C virus.

A California law requires health care facilities to offer free testing for hepatitis B and C, making it the first state to do so.

The revised 2021 recommendations might not dramatically improve access to screening for minorities.

Fibroid Fighters creator Yan Katsnelson, MD, on an effective uterine fibroid treatment he thinks more doctors should suggest to patients.

Why Black people are at greater risk for this dementia than their white peers.

The early cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.

But experts suggest that a move toward universal hepatitis B screening and vaccination may be in order.

New study reveals that more work is needed to enhance adherence to recommended cancer screening in Canada.

The hep C mortality reduction goal will not be met by any state, according to recent projections.