hepatitis C /tags/hepatitis-c hepatitis C en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:13:30 GMT 3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize For Hepatitis C Virus Discovery /2020-10-05/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-awarded-to-discoverers-of-hepatitis-c-virus The scientists' work led to a test to protect blood transfusion recipients from hepatitis C and drugs to treat the infection that have saved millions of lives, according to the Nobel Assembly. Mon, 05 Oct 2020 10:13:30 GMT /2020-10-05/nobel-prize-in-physiology-or-medicine-awarded-to-discoverers-of-hepatitis-c-virus Mark Katkov, Rob Stein Judge Blasts Florida In Final Order Requiring Treatment Of Inmates For Hepatitis C /news/2019-04-19/judge-blasts-florida-in-final-order-requiring-treatment-of-inmates-for-hepatitis-c Blasting the Florida Department of Corrections’ “long and sordid history of neglecting” inmates who have hepatitis C infections, and citing a “risk of… Fri, 19 Apr 2019 17:37:38 GMT /news/2019-04-19/judge-blasts-florida-in-final-order-requiring-treatment-of-inmates-for-hepatitis-c EMILY L. MAHONEY Why Aren't More Users Of Opioids Or Meth Screened For Hepatitis C? /npr-breaking-news/2018-12-19/why-arent-more-users-of-opioids-or-meth-screened-for-hepatitis-c As the number of people who inject drugs and share needles has soared, the rate of infection with hep C has climbed, too. Yet many drug treatment patients aren't tested for the liver-damaging virus. Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:00:07 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2018-12-19/why-arent-more-users-of-opioids-or-meth-screened-for-hepatitis-c Michelle Andrews Hepatitis C Cases On The Rise In Florida /2018-05-16/hepatitis-c-cases-on-the-rise-in-florida The Florida Department of Health says the rate for new infections of Hepatitis C in 2016 was the highest it’s ever been in Florida. Wed, 16 May 2018 11:10:10 GMT /2018-05-16/hepatitis-c-cases-on-the-rise-in-florida By Danielle Prieur Judge Rips State Prisons Over Hepatitis Care /2017-11-19/judge-rips-state-prisons-over-hepatitis-care In a scathing ruling issued Friday, a federal judge found that Florida corrections officials have a “long and sordid history” of failing to treat... Sun, 19 Nov 2017 21:37:49 GMT /2017-11-19/judge-rips-state-prisons-over-hepatitis-care The News Service of Florida Lawsuit Targets Prison System Over Hepatitis Care /2017-05-12/lawsuit-targets-prison-system-over-hepatitis-care Three inmates filed a class-action lawsuit Thursday alleging that the Florida Department of Corrections is failing to provide proper care to thousands... Fri, 12 May 2017 12:18:47 GMT /2017-05-12/lawsuit-targets-prison-system-over-hepatitis-care The News Service of Florida Heroin Epidemic Is Driving A Spike In Hepatitis C Cases, CDC Says /2017-05-11/heroin-epidemic-is-driving-a-spike-in-hepatitis-c-cases-cdc-says From 2010 to 2015, the number of new infections leaped nearly 300 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And researchers appear confident of the cause. Thu, 11 May 2017 22:37:00 GMT /2017-05-11/heroin-epidemic-is-driving-a-spike-in-hepatitis-c-cases-cdc-says Colin Dwyer Children Exposed To Hepatitis C May Be Missing Out On Treatment /2016-07-26/children-exposed-to-hepatitis-c-may-be-missing-out-on-treatment Now that there are better treatments for hepatitis C in adults, doctors hope the drugs soon will be approved for use in children who were infected at birth. But many at-risk infants don't get tested. Tue, 26 Jul 2016 09:00:00 GMT /2016-07-26/children-exposed-to-hepatitis-c-may-be-missing-out-on-treatment Elana Gordon Miami Activists Push For Needle-Exchange Program To Fight Region's Growing HIV Rate /2015-07-29/miami-activists-push-for-needle-exchange-program-to-fight-regions-growing-hiv-rate For the past three years, public health activists have been trying to convince Florida lawmakers to support a needle-exchange program to fight the HIV... Wed, 29 Jul 2015 20:51:01 GMT /2015-07-29/miami-activists-push-for-needle-exchange-program-to-fight-regions-growing-hiv-rate Marva Hinton