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Inflammatory markers predict vaccine response in HCV, HIV
Study investigates response to HAV, HBV, tetanus vaccines.
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HCV screening, care inadequate for young adults who use opioids nonmedically
Nearly a third of young adults with a positive HCV screening were not referred to care.
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Baby boomers are the hepatitis C generation
Adults born before and after the boomers have much lower rates of hepatitis C–related hospitalizations.
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State regulations for tattoo facilities increased blood donor pools
SAN DIEGO – Accepted donors with tattoos increased 13-fold in California and 3-fold in Arizona after statewide regulations were enacted.
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Light alcohol use did not affect liver fibrosis progression in HIV/HCV-coinfected women
Women coinfected with HIV and HCV who drank light and moderate amounts of alcohol did not experience significant progression of liver fibrosis.
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The Drive to Reduce HCV Among Native Americans
The IHS goal of screening 80,000 patients for HCV is possible through multiple programs and methods of participation within the Native...
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HCV on the Rise Among Women Giving Birth
Researchers find a correlation between risk factors associated with geographic regions and a rise in maternal HCV infections throughout the...
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HCV Cases Have Been Underreported, CDC Says
CDC data find baby boomers are not the age group rapidly spreading HCV, and the number of annual cases are not reflective of reality.
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Combating Public Pathogens in Federal Health Care Systems (June 2017)
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More Baby Boomers Need HCV Testing
Eighty-percent of 3.5 million adults with hepatitis C are born between 1945 and 1965, and most of them are not getting tested.