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Antiretroviral Drug Therapy can Treat Hepatitis C and HIV
By Cheri Cheng | Jul 23, 2014 02:08 PM EDTA new study found that antiretroviral drug therapies could treat patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C effectively.
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Oral Treatment Cures 90 Percent of Hep C Patients with Cirrhosis
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 12, 2014 09:11 AM EDTA new study found that an oral treatment was about to cure around 90 percent of hepatitis C patients with cirrhosis.
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Viral Hepatitis is more Fatal than HIV in Europe
By Cheri Cheng | Apr 11, 2014 10:04 AM EDTThe Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 reported that in Europe, viral hepatitis is more deadly than HIV.
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Lawmakers Want To Know Why Hepatitis C Drug By Gilead Costs $84,000
By Kamal Nayan | Mar 22, 2014 08:46 PM EDTU.S. lawmakers have asked Gilead Sciences Inc to explain the $84,000 hefty price tag of its new hepatitis C Drug named Sovaldi. Reportedly, the drug is encountering resistance from health insurers and state Medicaid programs.
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NY Hospital Warns Patients of Possible Exposure to Hepatitis and HIV
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 13, 2014 09:37 AM EDTPatients admitted to a Long Island Hospital in New York might have been exposed to Hepatitis B and C, and HIV.
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Hep C Cases have Dropped due to Spike in Deaths, Study Repots
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 04, 2014 11:14 AM ESTA new government study reported that the number of hepatitis C cases have fallen due to a spike in deaths caused by the virus.
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FDA Approves New Treatment for Hepatitis C
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 07, 2013 11:46 AM ESTThe FDA approved a new treatment for hepatitis C.
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NH Hospital Worker Sentenced to 39 Years For Spreading Hepatitis
By Kamal Nayan | Dec 03, 2013 08:58 AM ESTA federal judge sentenced a former Exeter Hospital employee to 39 years in prison for spreading hepatitis C in more than 45 patients in three states. This is one of the most egregious cases of misconduct by a medical technician.
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Hepatitis C Rates Soar - Boomers Should Get Tested
By Kamal Nayan | Oct 23, 2013 10:00 AM EDTIf statistics are to be believed, the disease hepatitis C is killing more people than HIV/AIDS and hepatitis B combined.
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Hepatitis C Spread Linked To Oklahoma Dentist Clinic
By Kamal Nayan | Sep 19, 2013 09:14 AM EDTOne patient of a Tulsa dentist contracted Hepatitis C from his office, the state health department confirms. The dentist is accused of possibly exposing thousands of patients too.
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Health Panels Recommends Baby Boomers to get Tested for Hep C
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 25, 2013 01:35 PM EDTThe U.S. Preventative Services Task Force announced that baby boomers should all get tested for possible hepatitis C infection.
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Oklahoma Negligent Dentist, 57 Patients Test Positive for HIV, Hepatitis
By Jennifer Broderick | Apr 18, 2013 10:17 PM EDTAlmost 60 people have tested positive for hepatitis or HIV after visiting an Oklahoma dentist who used unsanitary medical equipment on them during their checkup, the Tulsa Health Department said Thursday.
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Jury Awards over $500 Million to Two Patients Who Received Hepatitis C from Colonoscopy
By Makini Brice | Apr 10, 2013 01:23 PM EDTA Nevada jury just awarded two people $524 million in punitive damages, the largest number for an American case so far this year.
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Up to 100 Patients Urged to Be Tested for 'Infectious Diseases' after Arkansas Dentist's Death
By Makini Brice | Apr 10, 2013 12:11 PM EDTPatients of Arkansas dentist Dr. William Jarrod Stewart are recommended to receive blood tests.
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Oklahoma Dentist Patients Line Up for HIV, Hepatitis Testing Following Health Scare
By Jennifer Broderick | Mar 30, 2013 09:00 PM EDTFollowing the public health scare in Oklahoma where an oral surgeon is accused of unsanitary practices which may have exposed 7,000 patients with hepatitis or HIV, hundreds of former patients lined up on Saturday to get tested.
