Hepatitis C now takes the lead over all other infectious diseases combined in terms of deaths per year. Latest figures from public health authorities indicate that more than half of the afflicted are unaware of the infection and most who died from it were baby boomers.
A hospital in Massachusetts says nearly 300 patients could have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis B and C.
A U.S. Senate investigation found that Gilead Sciences puts its profits ahead of patients who need life-saving hepatitis C drugs.
The Appalachian states Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia saw a 364 percent rise in number of acute HCV infections during 2006-12.
09 Aug '24 16:35PM
