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5 Years After a Devastating HIV Outbreak, Indiana Is Still Lacking in Needle Exchanges
Public health experts say this reflects a continuing reluctance to treat addiction as a health issue.
Louisiana Just Struck a Deal to Get An Unlimited Supply of a $24K Hep C Cure
The list price of Epclusa is $74,760; the generic is priced at $24,000.
People in Puerto Rico Can't Get the Same Hepatitis C Meds as Other American Citizens Do
Unlike states, Puerto Rico’s federal funding for Medicaid is capped, leaving health officials with a difficult choice when considering covering hepatitis C drugs.
I Would Have Started Heroin Recovery Earlier If I'd Had Access to a Safe Injection Site
There were no harm reduction measures available to me when I was in active heroin addiction. If there had been, I might have a different health outcome than I do today.
Young Adults Are Increasingly Dying of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease
Cirrhosis deaths have increased in every state but one.
The Battle to Get Expensive Hep C Treatment in Prisons
The disease is common in prison populations but states face a catch-22: spend their entire medical budgets on newer drugs or use cheaper treatments that are less effective.
Medicaid Leaves Many Hepatitis C Patients Behind
The price of treatment has dropped for everyone except the most vulnerable patients.
Hepatitis A, B, and C: Symptoms, Treatments, and Facts
When it comes to STDs, it doesn’t get more confusing than hepatitis.
I Got Hepatitis C and Lost My Friends
It felt as if I had been propelled onto another planet, a desolate place with no landmarks.
Drug Needle Vending Machines Are Coming to Las Vegas
America's first clean needle machine could help curb disease among heroin addicts
An Affordable Cure For Hep C: the New Zealand Medical Profession's Little Secret
An underground buyer’s club has sprung up to meet demand for unfunded Hep C drugs in New Zealand. It’s legal, so why are so many doctors not telling their patients about accessing potentially life-saving treatment?
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