Improving Testing and Diagnosis of Hepatitis C with Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH

About this episode

Claudia Hawkins discusses a new rapid Hepatitis C test developed by Northwestern University scientists and its potential impact on global healthcare.

A new, rapid Hepatitis C test developed by Northwestern University scientists could change the future of Hepatitis C care by delivering faster diagnosis and treatments for a disease that is estimated to impact 50 million people around the world. The research behind this new test, which was built on the DASH (Diagnostic Analyzer for Specific Hybridization) Rapid PCR system developed at Northwestern University was published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases . In this episode, Claudia Hawkins, MD , MPH, explains this study and the impact this test could have on the global effort to eliminate Hepatitis C.

People in this episode

Guests: Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH, Claudia Hawkins

Topics covered

• Hepatitis C
• diagnosis
• medical research
• healthcare innovation
• global health

Keywords

• Hepatitis C
• rapid test
• diagnosis
• DASH Rapid PCR
• global health
• medical research
• treatment

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northwestern University, Journal of Infectious Diseases

Places: Hepatitis C

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