Testing sites have been set up for nearly 3,300 Exeter Hospital patients who need to undergo testing for hepatitis C.Health officials said the patients may have been exposed to tainted syringes.
Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...
State health officials said Thursday they are delaying hepatitis C testing clinics that were scheduled to be held this weekend.The Department of Health and Human Services said it concluded that it ...
Hepatitis C can be devastating. Left untreated, the viral infection can lead to cirrhosis, liver failure, or liver cancer. Some patients experience depression, some patients’ eyes and skin turn yellow ...
A second hepatitis C victim in the criminal case against Dr. Dipak Desai has died. Michael Washington, 73, who testified during this year’s trial of Desai and nurse anesthetist Ronald Lakeman, died of ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Local doctors say an extremely common and even deadly infection is on the rise in Kentucky. To help combats the problem, a new Hepatitis C clinic opened at U of L Hospital on ...
JELLICO, Tenn. — A Campbell County health clinic has a new way to quickly and easily diagnose people with Hepatitis C. It's a disease that slowly destroys the liver and can cause diabetes and cancer.