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Fewer Medi-Cal Patients Receiving Hepatitis C Treatment

Advocates are working to deliver medication directly to patients to combat this alarming decrease in care.

FDA Proposes Lifting Rules on Blood Donations From Gay and Bi Men

FDA issued draft guidelines on a new blood donation policy; it now seeks public comment before the changes are finalized.

Hepatitis C During Pregnancy Linked to Worse Outcomes

Less than one third of infants born to mothers with the virus were screened for HCV.

South Dakota to Improve Hepatitis C Treatment in Prison

A new policy will test for hepatitis C and administer treatment regardless of stage of infection.

Antiviral Treatment Reduces Complications and Death for People With Hepatitis C

People treated with direct-acting antivirals had a lower risk for liver failure and liver cancer as well as much lower mortality.

Liver Cancer Is Expected to Rise 55% by 2040

Experts predict that more than a million people could die from liver cancer worldwide in 2040.

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HIV, HBV, HCV Testing Increased Among Medicaid Enrollees

Despite increases in testing, many enrollees were not tested for each condition.
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Most Countries Not on Track to Eliminate Hepatitis B and C by 2030

Greater political will and financial support for national programs are needed to eliminate viral hepatitis.

Vosevi Is Effective as Salvage Therapy for People With Hepatitis C

The three-drug combination cured most people who had experienced previous treatment failure.

One Third of People Who Drop Out of Hepatitis C Care Can Be Reengaged in Treatment

ReLink programs treated 19% of people who were brought back into HCV care after being lost to follow-up.

U.S. Looks to Implement One-Step Hepatitis C Diagnosis

More than 40% of the 2.4 million Americans with hepatitis C don’t know they’re infected.

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HIV Outbreak Persists as Officials Push Back Against Containment Efforts

Amid this crisis, state and local government officials have enacted laws and ordinances that make clean syringes harder to get.

Hepatitis C Treatment Rate Remains Low, Despite Efficacy

Even though as many as 97% of patients can be cured with medication, many still don’t receive the treatment.

Study Finds Hepatitis C Treatment Gap for Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder

Current guidelines recommend antiviral treatment regardless of alcohol use.

Black and Latino People Are Underrepresented in Cirrhosis Clinical Trials

Black people make up only 6% and Latino people make up 5% of participants in cirrhosis trials in the United States.

Project in Rural Kentucky Shows Progress Toward Hepatitis C Elimination

Two thirds of people who currently use drugs completed treatment, and most of those were cured.
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