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Eight Kentucky-based organizations will share a $1.05 million grant to fight hepatitis C infections spread by the opioid crisis.Kentucky’s grant is part…
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A federal judge in Nashville has ruled that Tennessee's treatment of prisoners with hepatitis C is not grossly inadequate. But he warns the state to make…
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A federal judge on Friday ordered the state of Tennessee to mediate with a group of prisoners who are demanding treatment for their hepatitis C…
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is seeking almost $24.7 million to treat hepatitis C in prisons.On Tuesday, Tennessee Finance Commissioner Stuart McWhorter told a…
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Kentucky is taking steps to counteract one of the fastest growing hepatitis C infection rates in the nation.Hepatitis C is a blood-borne virus that can…
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Kentucky ranks in the top five highest number of drug overdoses in the country. It also has one of the highest of Hepatitis C, and while HIV/AIDS cases…
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The Secretary of Kentucky’s Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says he’s thrilled with the impact of the state’s needle exchange programs.John Tilley…
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From 2010 to 2015, the number of new infections leaped nearly 300 percent, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. And researchers appear confident of the cause.
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Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.
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Officials at the state and local levels are in discussions about offering hepatitis C testing at all Kentucky county health departments.Some local offices…