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Fact Sheet: Health Effects of Hepatitis C Outside of the Liver
The National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) recently announced updates about their new initiative, “Hepatitis C – It’s About More...
Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
New Updates: amfAR Opioid & Health Indicators Database
amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database in June 2017 to be used as a tool that...
Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health Departments
As the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase...
Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid Crisis
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute...
Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid Epidemic
Representatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation...
Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs Low
Kentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average...
Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds...
Altarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use...
Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
National HIV Curriculum: New Module on Co-Occurring Conditions
The AIDS Education & Training Center Program has released “Module 4: Co-Occurring Conditions” of the National HIV...
Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Spotlight: End Hep C SF Aims to Eliminate Hep C, Build Model for Others
A new article from STATNews spotlights End Hep C SF’s efforts to eliminate hepatitis C, and build a model for other cities and...
Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers
Fact Sheet: Health Effects of Hepatitis C Outside of the LiverThe National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) recently announced updates about their new initiative, “Hepatitis C – It’s About More than Liver Disease.” The initiative aims to increase awareness about hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related health conditions that occur outside the liver. Over the next few months, NVHR will be rolling out a series of fact sheets describing the […] Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
New Updates: amfAR Opioid & Health Indicators DatabaseamfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, launched an Opioid & Health Indicators database in June 2017 to be used as a tool that can provide a window into the opioid epidemic unfolding across the United States. The database now includes new features and content. For the first time, users can now compare data on opioid use, drug-related mortality, HIV, […] Jan 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Watch Now: The Impact of the Opioid Epidemic on City and Local Health DepartmentsAs the opioid epidemic remains prevalent across the United States, local and city health departments are seeing a correlated increase in opioid use and the diagnosis of infectious diseases, especially hepatitis C. Last year at the 2017 NACCHO Annual Conference, OraSure Technologies hosted a session welcoming members from various health departments to discuss how they […] Jan 08, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
CDC Study: Increase in Hepatitis C Infections Linked to Worsening Opioid CrisisNew research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that the recent steep increase in cases of acute hepatitis C virus infection is associated with increases in opioid injection. The study examines data from CDC’s hepatitis surveillance system and from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s national database that tracks […] Jan 03, 2018 | Kim Rodgers |
Commentary: The Hidden Health Crisis of the Opioid EpidemicRepresentatives from the National Viral Hepatitis Roundtable (NVHR) and Harvard Law School Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation (CHLPI) recently penned an article about the link between hepatitis C and the opioid epidemic. Per the article, the unprecedented rate of injection drug use in our country has created a new generation of hepatitis C patients […] Dec 11, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Kentucky Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak as Vaccine Runs LowKentucky has declared an outbreak of hepatitis, with 31 reported cases so far. This is a 55 percent increase over the annual average in the past 10 years. They are the fifth state to declare an outbreak along with California, Michigan, Colorado, and Utah. Kentucky health officials are vaccinating adults and focusing primarily on people […] Dec 05, 2017 | Amy Chang |
Report: Eliminating Opioid Overdoses, Deaths, and Substance Use Disorders Exceeds $95 Billion per YearAltarum recently released a report assessing the potential societal benefit of eliminating opioid overdoses, death, and substance use disorders, and found that the benefit would have exceeded $95 billion dollars in 2016. Part of that benefit comes from a $9.2 billion reduction in indirect healthcare costs, which includes the costs associated with the increased risk and treatment […] Nov 21, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
National HIV Curriculum: New Module on Co-Occurring ConditionsThe AIDS Education & Training Center Program has released “Module 4: Co-Occurring Conditions” of the National HIV Curriculum. AETC, in partnership with the University of Washington, produced the National HIV Curriculum with support from the Health Resources and Service Administration’s HIV/AIDS Bureau The module provides evidence-based recommendations for the evaluation and... Nov 15, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
Spotlight: End Hep C SF Aims to Eliminate Hep C, Build Model for OthersA new article from STATNews spotlights End Hep C SF’s efforts to eliminate hepatitis C, and build a model for other cities and localities to do the same. Read the article. Nov 14, 2017 | Kim Rodgers |
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