Your Immune System Can Get “Ghosted” By Hepatitis C
Did you know that hepatitis C can "ghost" our immune system? The hep c virus is still present, but our immune system thinks otherwise.
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Hepatitis C Awareness/Activism
2020: A New Decade for Hepatitis C Drugs and Eradication
As we enter a new decade, take a look back at the progress made in 2019 with Hepatitis C drugs, as well as the awareness and elimination goals planned for the virus in 2020 and beyond.
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Needle Exchange for Halting New Hep C Infections
Sep 13, 2017
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Learn why there is an increasing number of new Hepatitis C infections, and what public health experts suggest to tackle this problem.
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Hepatitis Awareness Month 2016
May 19th has been designated as a national “Hepatitis Testing Day” in the United States.
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What a Pain!
May 12, 2015
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Adolescents and young adults who inject crushed painkiller pills is on the rise...and so is Hepatitis C.
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VA Delaying HCV Treatment to Veterans?
A recent VA memo recommends urgently treating those with advanced liver disease, but holding off for patients with mild cases of the illness.
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Hepatitis C Drugs Added to WHO’s List of Essential Medicines
May 11, 2015
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The World Health Organization updated its Essential Medicines List to include five drugs used to treat hepatitis C.
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Will Prisoners Be Denied New Hepatitis C Drugs?
Mar 26, 2014
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Learn more about the costly advances in Hepatitis C treatment, and the ethical dilemma it now poses for eradicating the virus from infected prisoners.
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Hepatitis C Virus Survival: Syringe Specifics
Jun 20, 2013
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Proving the virus can survive in a syringe for up to 63 days, research demonstrates three different characteristics that make Hepatitis C transmission viable from a needle.
Continue reading »Higher Rates of Hepatitis C Mean More Testing Needed
May 16, 2013
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Thanks to a study indicating a much higher prevalence of this infectious virus than formerly reported, advocates of routine Hepatitis C screening gain more support.
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