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Premiums would rise—and so would the federal deficit—if the president were to end cost-sharing payments. Here are the numbers.

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Study Shows Supervised Injection Sites Can Work in U.S.

One underground site has operated for almost three years and has reduced both injection in public spaces and unsafe syringe disposal.

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Disparities in access to health care make Native Americans, Aboriginals and others up to 10 times more likely to be infected.

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NYC Street Rats Could Pave Way for Hepatitis C Vaccine

A hep C–like virus in the city’s rodents is being used to create the first animal model of the human disease.

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Do you know what vaccines are recommended for your age?

Hepatitis B Cases on the Rise in New York City

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