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Start of a New Trend? Hepatitis C Cases Drop in the U.S.
The CDC estimates about 67,000 new hepatitis C infections actually occurred in 2022, because many people who become infected don't realize it, meaning most new infections are not diagnosed and ...
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Hepatitis C Cases Dropped in the US. Health Officials Aren't Sure if It's a Blip or a Trend
The CDC estimates about 67,000 new hepatitis C infections actually occurred in 2022, because many people who become infected don't realize it, meaning most new infections are not diagnosed and ...
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Hepatitis C test guidelines led to more screenings in women, especially in pregnancy, but not enough
"From 1998 to 2018, hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence increased from 0.34 to 5.3 cases per 1,000 pregnancies," the authors ...
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Philly's cure rate for hepatitis C has risen to nearly 60% over the last decade
The CDC estimates that more than 2 million people in the United States have chronic hepatitis C. An estimated 880,000 to 1.89 million have chronic hepatitis B, according to the Department of ...
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Whooping cough, Hepatitis C rates spiked in Allegheny County last year, new data says
New data from the Allegheny County Health Department shows sharp increases in rates of pertussis, Hepatitis C, and other ...
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The Opioid Epidemic and Hepatitis C Infections: What’s the Connection?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that anyone over 18 years old get tested for hepatitis C as well as pregnant adults. If you use injectable drugs, get tested for ...
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HCV testing guidelines tied to increased screening for pregnant women
Despite decreased population-level hepatitis C virus screening in 2020, guidance to test all adults and during every pregnancy was associated with increased HCV screening for pregnant women, according ...