hepatitis C
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?
The VICE Morning Bulletin
White House wants women to register for draft, Trump picks James "Mad Dog" Mattis as defense secretary, French president François Hollande will not run for second term, and more.
'It's Destroyed People's Lives': The Shocking Rise in Hepatitis C-Related Deaths
Hepatitis C is preventable and curable—but it now kills more Americans than any other disease. According to experts, stigma against intravenous drug users and sex workers may be to blame.
How Big Pharma Drug Pricing Costs Us Our Health
AIDS activism group ACT UP is on the front lines again—this time in a global fight for universal access to 'miracle' hep C, HIV, and cancer medications. So what's stopping it?
Hepatitis C Can Be Cured in Canada, But This Life-Saving Drug Is Outrageously Expensive
New drugs can eradicate the life-threatening virus, but their price-tag make them unaffordable for many.
Australia Has a Long History of Fighting Harm Minimization Drug Policies
Getting Pill Testing Into Music Festivals Is a Struggle, but So Was Legalising Needle Exchange Programs in the 1980s
A Ban on Sexually Active Gay Men Giving Blood Isn't a Social Issue—It's a Medical One
I get why people might think the one year of no sex rule for gay men wishing to donate blood might seem like a homophobic double-standard, but we cannot deny HIV statistics.
Sex Saunas Are Less Safe in Edinburgh Thanks to Police Raids
STIs are up in the capital of Scotland, since sex workers believe cops will use condoms as evidence against them.
Canadian Foreign Minister Hoping to Meet with Egyptian President to Try and Free Mohamed Fahmy
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird is holding a second round of meetings to try and liberate Canadian al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy.
Sisi's Presidency Is Inevitable, but Egypt’s Future Remains Uncertain
When Sisi wins, he will face a broken economy, an out-of-control security sector, and impatient countrymen eager for solutions.
Egyptian Army Mocked for ‘Miracle’ AIDS Cure
Army scientists revealed devices which they say can detect HIV and cure AIDS, but the medical community reacted with deep skepticism.
We’re Making A Documentary and we Need Your Help
If you or someone you know are living with Hep C we want to meet you.