When you go to the doctor for a physical, you’ll probably have a variety of tests done to check for health concerns like blood pressure and cholesterol. One important test you should consider ...
While the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended hepatitis C testing for baby boomers in 2013, rates of screening among this population still remained low two years later, according ...
In advance of Hepatitis Testing Day Saturday, May 19, public health officials and advocates will hold a rally Friday to raise awareness about hepatitis B and C and encourage people to get tested. "You ...
For the first time, health officials are proposing that all baby boomers get tested for hepatitis C. Anyone born from 1945 to 1965 should get a one-time blood test to see if they have the ...
DEAR HEALTHY: It’s true. Both the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all baby boomers — people born from 1945 through 1965 — ...
People with Hepatitis C don't usually have symptoms. "For our population, it typically targets people who use IV drugs the most just because they may share needles," said Chanel Epps, viral hepatitis ...
More than 3,000 patients of Exeter Hospital who need to get tested for hepatitis C are getting a chance Friday.A state-run testing clinic opened Friday morning in Stratham at the Cooperative Middle ...
The military establishment's ever increasing reliance on technology and whiz-bang gadgetry impacts us as consumers, investors, taxpayers and ultimately as the defended. Our mission here is to bring ...
State health officials said Thursday they are delaying hepatitis C testing clinics that were scheduled to be held this weekend.The Department of Health and Human Services said it concluded that it ...