Most adults urged to be screened for hep C

Name: Most adults urged to be screened for hep C
Uploaded: 2020-03-04T14:20:58+00:00
Duration: 4 min 2 s
Description: Experts currently estimate that 4.1 million Americans have hepatitis C. About half of those people don’t even realize they’re infected. New guidelines now urge most adults to be screened for hepatitis C. The recommendations come as hepatitis C infections are on the rise. Dr. Norman Sussman, with Baylor St. Luke's, explains what the screening involves and why it's so important

Experts currently estimate that 4.1 million Americans have hepatitis C. About half of those people don’t even realize they’re infected. New guidelines now urge most adults to be screened for hepatitis C. The recommendations come as hepatitis C infections are on the rise. Dr. Norman Sussman, with Baylor St. Luke's, explains what the screening involves and why it's so important

Posted March 5, 2020 12:28pm CST