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Drug Company Gilead Gives $11M To Halt Hep C Rise In Ohio Valley

Drug maker Gilead Sciences will give $11.3 million to help prevent and treat hepatitis C in Kentucky, Indiana, West Virginia, Tennessee and North…

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New Interest In HIV Prevention For Vulnerable Communities After Years Of Defunding

Loud dance music pours out of a historic church in downtown Bluefield, West Virginia, around 7 on a Friday evening. About 30 people are eating barbeque,…

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Hepatitis C Treatment Getting Cheaper, but Still Big Burden for Patients, Insurance Companies

The cost of treating hepatitis C has dropped some in the past year or so. But price – drugs can list around 100,000 for a course – is still a barrier and…

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IV Drug Use is Causing ‘Secondary Epidemics’ in Appalachia

As the opioid epidemic continues to devastate lives throughout Appalachia, health officials are reporting a spike in “second wave” epidemics like…

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