ERIN: WELCOME BACK. IN THE WAKE OF THE HEPATITIS OUTBREAK IN SOUTH FLORIDA, LOCAL ORGANIZATION FOUND CARE IS OFFERING FREE TESTING TO PATIENTS. HERE TO TELL US MORE, DR. LESLIE DIAZ, EXECUTIVE ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by Northwestern University.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Today is National Hepatitis Testing Day, a reminder of the importance of early detection for a virus that often shows no symptoms but can lead to serious liver damage. Ven ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B.Last week, a federal ...

A person with hepatitis C can transmit the infection to a fetus during pregnancy, which may put the baby at risk for complications. If you are planning to become pregnant and have been diagnosed with ...

An estimated 1 to 2.5 percent of pregnant women in the United States have hepatitis C, a chronic viral infection that can potentially cause serious liver damage, liver failure, and liver cancer if ...