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May 8
phillyhepatitis: Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers’ youth The number of baby boomers dying from a “silent epidemic” of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing. (via latimes.com)

phillyhepatitis:

Hepatitis C a latent legacy of baby boomers’ youth

The number of baby boomers dying from a “silent epidemic” of hepatitis C infections is increasing so rapidly that federal officials are planning a new nationwide push for widespread testing.

(via latimes.com)

Reblogged 2 weeks ago from phillyhepatitis

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public health, hepatitis C, viral diseases,

Oct 16
From Needle Stick to Cure for Hepatitis (From The New York Times) The story of a Douglas Dieterich, a NYC physician who acquired Hepatitis C during his training and got cured many years later after effective drugs were discovered.

From Needle Stick to Cure for Hepatitis

(From The New York Times)

The story of a Douglas Dieterich, a NYC physician who acquired Hepatitis C during his training and got cured many years later after effective drugs were discovered.

Posted 7 months ago

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public health, Hepatitis C, viral diseases, occupational acquired diseases,

Jun 6
Perspective: Test and treat this silent killer The burden of hepatitis C in the United States is greatly underestimated. Dr. Brian R. Edlin argues it is time to give this infection the priority it deserves. (From Nature)

Perspective: Test and treat this silent killer

The burden of hepatitis C in the United States is greatly underestimated. Dr. Brian R. Edlin argues it is time to give this infection the priority it deserves.

(From Nature)

Posted 11 months ago

public health, Hepatitis C,

Mar 22

Posted 1 year ago

public health, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, tattooing,

Mar 6
Anyone who contracted hepatitis C in England from NHS contaminated blood in the late 1970s and 1980s is to receive substantially increased support.

Anyone who contracted hepatitis C in England from NHS contaminated blood in the late 1970s and 1980s is to receive substantially increased support.

Posted 1 year ago

public health, hepatitis C, bloodborne infections,

Feb 17

Message to raise awareness on Hepatitis C. (From the U. of So. Florida.)

Posted 1 year ago

public health, Hepatitis C,

Feb 9

Hepatitis C awareness message from The Spears Foundation

Posted 1 year ago

public health, Hepatitis C,

Dec 22

Eurasian Harm Reduction Network Launches Hepatitis C e-Resource

With support from the Open Society Public Health Program, the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network has launched a Hepatitis C e-Resource, which contains research and information for people living with hepatitis C, families of people with hepatitis C, treatment advocates, clinicians, and policymakers. The e-Resource addresses issues related to living with hepatitis C, and includes support group materials, community mobilization training tips, international diagnostics, treatment and management clinical standards, advocacy resources, and snapshots of national situations.

The e-Resource was created by leading advocates of hepatitis C treatment, including the Treatment Action Group, Thai AIDS Treatment Action Group, and the Eurasian Harm Reduction Network.  

It is available online in English and Russian at: http://www.harm-reduction.org/hepc-e-resource.html.

Posted 1 year ago

public health, global health, Hepatitis C,

Dec 17
The voices of Hepatitis (From The New York Times) In the photo…. Will Green contracted hepatitis as a child, but didn’t get a formal diagnosis until he was 30. (Michal Czerwonka)

The voices of Hepatitis (From The New York Times)

In the photo…. Will Green contracted hepatitis as a child, but didn’t get a formal diagnosis until he was 30. (Michal Czerwonka)

Posted 1 year ago

public health, viral hepatitis, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C,

Oct 2

Dirty Needles Helped Early Spread of HIV in Africa

pocketglobalhealth:

Link from Reuters.  New research from the Universite de Sherbrooke in Montreal shows that public health interventions in the 1930’s, 40’s, and 50’s may have helped spread HIV in Africa.  Many of them used re-usable needles rather than the disposable, single use medical supplies that are more common today.

Another pathway not mentioned in the paper is transmission through blood transfusions, since routine screening of all donated blood for HIV was not implemented until the late 1980’s and early 1990’s.

Go to the bottom of the news from Reuters to see links to Clinical Infectious Diseases articles.

Reblogged 1 year ago from pocketglobalhealth

public health, HIV, Hepatitis C, HCV, global health,