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The initial test for hepatitis C is an inexpensive blood test to check for antibodies that indicate the person's been exposed to the virus. If that antibody test is positive, a second test is done to see if the virus is circulating in the bloodstream — a sign there's an infection that needs treatment.

Why Aren't More Users Of Opioids Or Meth Screened For Hepatitis C?

As the number of people who inject drugs and share needles has soared, the rate of infection with hep C has climbed, too. Yet many drug treatment patients aren't tested for the liver-damaging virus.

Bay Area Woman Commutes 90 Miles One Way For Work

Commutes for Americans are getting longer. Nowhere is that more true than near big cities with expensive housing. One Bay area woman commutes 90 miles one way for jobs in the city.

A 3rd Canadian Has Been Detained In China As Diplomatic Rancor Rises

Canadian officials have not identified the person being held, citing privacy rules. And they have not drawn a link between the detentions and the Dec. 1 arrest of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou.

Following The Defeat Of ISIS, Iraq Pursues A Campaign Of Revenge

New Yorker reporter Ben Taub says hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians, including women and children, are being detained, tortured, killed or cast out for suspected association with ISIS.

Toledo's Christmas Weed (upper left corner), which is now so heavily decorated that you can barely see it, provided a little holiday cheer at a busy intersection Wednesday.

A Weed Grows In Toledo, And Residents Hang Their Christmas Hopes Upon It

An attempt to bring a little Christmas cheer has grown to capture the imagination of the Ohio city.

In 2015, demonstrators in Washington, D.C., urged Supreme Court justices to save the Affordable Care Act from a legal challenge. The federal health law survived, but last week U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor ruled it invalid. An appeal of his controversial decision is underway.

Judge Who Invalidated Obamacare Has Been A 'Go-To Judge' For Republicans, Critics Say

Court watchers weren't shocked when Reed O'Connor, a U.S. district judge in Texas, ruled the Affordable Care Act invalid. Critics say he usually sides with Republicans on ideological cases.

'Sesame Street' Addresses Issue of Homelessness With New Muppet, Lily

Lily is the first Sesame Street character to experience homelessness and food insecurity. It's hoped she'll help adults and children learn how to talk about these issues.

José Palacios, a cacao farmer, holds the Late Chocó chocolate products produced by his son, Joel, in Bogotá. The package bears an illustration of his likeness. José Palacios lives in Colombia's western Chocó department, which is also a coca-growing region.

From Cocaine To Cacao: One Man's Mission To Save Colombia's Farmers Through Chocolate

As efforts to get farmers to stop growing coca in favor of legal crops falter, some farmers feel abandoned. But one man says he'll stand by them, helping farmers shift to cacao for high-end chocolate.

A new study from the<em> New England Journal of Medicine</em> finds that motor vehicle crashes were one of the leading causes of death among children and adolescents in the U.S. in 2016.

Study: Kids More Likely To Die From Cars And Guns In U.S. Than Elsewhere

A New England Journal of Medicine study looks at death rates for children in the U.S. and compares them to rates from countries around the world.

Philadelphia demonstrators protested earlier moves by Republicans to repeal the Affordable Care Act last February. If the ACA is indeed axed as unconstitutional, health policy analysts say, millions of people could lose health coverage, and many aspects of Medicare and Medicaid would change dramatically.

5 Ways Nixing The Affordable Care Act Could Upend U.S. Health System

If the decision of a judge in Texas to invalidate the federal health law holds up, expect broad effects on your health care — from insurance coverage to Medicare payments to pre-existing conditions.

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