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UPDATE: More Cases Identified in Boston HIV Outbreak

Health officials remain concerned about HIV and hepatitis C transmissions during COVID-19.

Hepatitis C Is Common Among Trans Women in San Francisco

Older age and injection drug use history were linked to higher hepatitis C positivity.
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COVID Spawns ‘Completely New Category’ of Organ Transplants

So far, the rise in COVID-related transplants has not dramatically affected the existing waiting lists for organs.

Food Insecurity Linked to Increased Risk of Fatty Liver Disease

Inadequate access to healthy food was also associated with a higher chance of developing liver fibrosis.

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Weight-loss surgery especially reduced obesity-related cancers in people with liver cirrhosis.

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Drug Overdose Deaths Spiked to a Record High During COVID-19

Once associated with white Americans, opioid and meth overdose deaths increasingly affect minorities.
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Recovering From COVID-19

An activist and singer living with HIV recounts how she and her mother overcame COVID-19.

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With many hepatitis C treatments on the market today, patients may ask which hepatitis C treatment is right for me? What’s the difference?

How Michigan Plans to Eliminate Hepatitis C

Drugmaker AbbVie teams with Michigan’s Department of Corrections and Department of Health and Human Services to launch “We Treat Hep C.”
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A new legal challenge seeks to end the requirement that most Americans must receive preventive services like mammograms free of charge.

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HIV, hepatitis and opioids take a toll on West Virginia. $2.4 million in federal aid arrives amid battles over syringe exchanges.

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