In the United States, hepatitis C affects people of color disproportionately, compared with white people. Black Americans make up about...
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Latino People Are Least Likely to Receive Care for Hepatitis B
Black, white and Latino people with chronic hepatitis B are less likely than Asians to be adequately evaluated, and Latinos...
Deeper Look: Hispanic/Latinx/é Communities and Hepatitis
Viral hepatitis has a disproportionate impact in Hispanic/Latinx/é communities. While overall deaths from Hepatitis C have decreased in recent years,...
How New York City Plans to End Viral Hepatitis by 2030
More than 300,000 people in New York City are living with hepatitis C or hepatitis B (or both), according to...
Hepatitis is also a Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) passed during unprotected sex
Hepatitis A is a type of liver infection that’s highly contagious and caused by the hepatitis A virus. This virus...
A Netflix Model for Hepatitis C: One Price, Unlimited Meds
Two states fighting an escalating hepatitis C crisis will soon pay a flat fee for unlimited drugs — Netflix style...
HCV hospitalizations increasing among baby boomers, men, drug users
Hospitalization for hepatitis C increased significantly between 2005 and 2014, especially among baby boomers, men, African-American and Hispanic patients, and...
“Find the Missing Millions” on World Hepatitis Day
Today, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) launched this year’s World Hepatitis Day campaign entitled “Find the Missing Millions”. Under the...
Announcing HepVu – A Hepatitis C Surveillance Tool
Today, we are proud to announce the launch of HepVu.org, a new interactive website that visualizes the first standardized state-level...
Hep Vu: Hepatitis C Infographics
The CDC estimates that there are more than 3.9 million individuals in the U.S. living with past or current Hepatitis...