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In some non–U.S. nations, health care providers can prescribe medical-grade heroin and supervise patients as they take it.

A recent study of people in British Columbia found, however, that people who inject drugs had lower cure rates.

Chinese health officials say the strain of the virus, previously found only in rats, is a wake-up call for Hong Kong.

However, there is hope that two HIV vaccines under investigation may at least cut transmission risk in half and qualify for mass use.

A recent survey of such sites found high rates of hepatitis C among patrons, but treatment for the virus was rarely offered on-site.

This is according to the large randomized controlled START trial.

Researchers analyzed a cohort of South Koreans taking Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) or Baraclude (entecavir) for hepatitis B.

However, there is hope that two HIV vaccines under investigation may at least cut transmission risk in half and qualify for mass use.

This is according to an analysis of nearly 5,000 Italians recently treated for the virus.

It appears the liver virus may have originated in North Africa and the Middle East.

Naomi Burke-Shyne has worked in the fields of harm reduction, human rights and HIV for over a decade.

A speedy overview of the major scientific findings presented at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam (AIDS 2018)

A recent survey of such sites found high rates of hepatitis C among patrons, but treatment for the virus was rarely offered on-site.

One percent of gay and bi men in a Dutch PrEP study contracted hepatitis C annually; of those cured, one in four were reinfected per year.

Among a group of largely HIV-positive gay and bi men, Zepatier (grazoprevir/elbasvir) boasted a 99 percent cure rate.

This is according to an analysis of multiple factors potentially related to a diabetes diagnosis in a large group of French people with HIV.