{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Improving Testing and Diagnosis of Hepatitis C with Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH","description":"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&amp;nbsp;impact&amp;nbsp;50 million people&amp;nbsp;around the world. The research behind this new test, which was built on the DASH (Diagnostic Analyzer for Specific Hybridization) Rapid PCR system&amp;nbsp;developed at Northwestern University&amp;nbsp;was published in the&amp;nbsp;Journal of Infectious Diseases. In this episode,&amp;nbsp;Claudia Hawkins, MD, MPH,  explains this study and&amp;nbsp;the impact this test could have on the global effort to&amp;nbsp;eliminate&amp;nbsp;Hepatitis C.&amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Breakthroughs","author_url":"http:\/\/www.feinberg.northwestern.edu\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40733780\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/40733780"}