Friday, March 23, 2018

A serious liver ailment is stalking Kentucky's children. But they aren't getting care

A serious liver ailment is stalking Kentucky's children. But they aren't getting care
The Courier-Journal
A Courier Journal investigation found hepatitis C has skyrocketed among Kentucky births amid the state's raging drug epidemic, but attempts to prevent, track and control the infectious, curable disease have fallen short. That means many kids don't get the care they need, risking cirrhosis and liver cancer ...

Continue reading: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/2018/03/22/kentucky-children-hepatitis-c-disease-control/1021704001/

Of Interest
http://www.croiwebcasts.org/console/player/37030?mediaType=slideVideo&&crd_fl=0&ssmsrq=1521820659195&ctms=5000&csmsrq=5182
Webcast lecture presented at Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
March 4 to March 7, 2018
Boston MA

Link - HCV Prevention and Treatment In Children
INTERACTIVE CASE-BASED WORKSHOP ON HEPATITIS C.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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