hepatitis C /tags/hepatitis-c hepatitis C en-US Copyright Wed, 08 May 2019 15:49:59 GMT Report: Needle Sharing, Hepatitis C, And The Role Of The Courts In The Opioid Crisis /health/2019-05-08/report-needle-sharing-hepatitis-c-and-the-role-of-the-courts-in-the-opioid-crisis Despite the fact that needle exchange services have doubled in Ohio over the last three years, a new report finds, among other things, that opioid users continue to share needles. Wed, 08 May 2019 15:49:59 GMT /health/2019-05-08/report-needle-sharing-hepatitis-c-and-the-role-of-the-courts-in-the-opioid-crisis Indiana Agrees To Extend Hepatitis C Treatment In Medicaid /health/2019-02-19/indiana-agrees-to-extend-hepatitis-c-treatment-in-medicaid Indiana Medicaid recipients are getting better access to drugs for treating hepatitis C, a change triggered by a class-action lawsuit by the American... Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:11:40 GMT /health/2019-02-19/indiana-agrees-to-extend-hepatitis-c-treatment-in-medicaid Isaiah Seibert Why Aren't More Users Of Opioids Or Meth Screened For Hepatitis C? /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/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 /news-from-npr/news-from-npr/2018-12-19/why-arent-more-users-of-opioids-or-meth-screened-for-hepatitis-c Michelle Andrews Newport Approves Needle Exchange With HIV Cluster Testing Underway /local-news/2018-02-26/newport-approves-needle-exchange-with-hiv-cluster-testing-underway Updated at 9:00 a.m.The Newport City Commission unanimously approved the start of a needle exchange program Monday night. A mobile van will reportedly… Tue, 27 Feb 2018 00:07:22 GMT /local-news/2018-02-26/newport-approves-needle-exchange-with-hiv-cluster-testing-underway Ann Thompson Needle Exchange Programs Fighting Spread of HIV and Hepatitis C /health/2015-12-01/needle-exchange-programs-fighting-spread-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c Needle exchange programs allow intravenous drug users to trade in used needles for sterile ones, and are designed to reduce the spread of HIV and… Tue, 01 Dec 2015 12:12:23 GMT /health/2015-12-01/needle-exchange-programs-fighting-spread-of-hiv-and-hepatitis-c Study finds targeted screening for hepatitis C cost-effective /health/2013-04-25/study-finds-targeted-screening-for-hepatitis-c-cost-effective University of Cincinnati researchers are reporting it could be cost-effective to screen populations with a higher estimated prevalence of hepatitis C.Dr.… Thu, 25 Apr 2013 18:54:17 GMT /health/2013-04-25/study-finds-targeted-screening-for-hepatitis-c-cost-effective Tana Weingartner