Hepatitis C is widely known by name, but far less understood in reality. It's a condition that can exist quietly in the body ...
If you’ve heard of hepatitis C (hepa-what?!), you might think of actress Pamela Anderson, who was diagnosed with the disease in the early 2000s. Or maybe you associate it with people who have ...
Prohibition of injecting drug use supports the exclusion of people who use drugs from mainstream activities and systems, in turn, contributes to hepatitis C transmission. No site in the world has ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The rate of vertical hepatitis C transmission is nearly 25% higher than commonly assumed, according to a ...
Given that HCV is a bloodborne virus, any circumstance that promotes continued drug injection—including failure to prevent or diagnose and adequately treat substance use disorders—can result in ...
The Capital Newsrooms checks in with Dr. Andrew Talal, a member of the state’s Hepatitis C Elimination Task Force, who provides an update on New York’s goal of eliminating the transmission of the ...
Compared to the general population, healthcare workers have a higher risk of hepatitis C infection, according to Reuters coverage of a study in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Researchers ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of illicit fentanyl increased injection drug users’ risk for hepatitis C by more than 60%. The finding has ...