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Is Hepatitis Contagious?
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHow Do You Get Hepatitis A, B, and C? Medically reviewed by Renee Nilan, MD Hepatitis is swelling or inflammation of the liver, often caused by a viral...
Opinion: A deadly but curable disease is thriving in L.A.'s jails. That's unacceptable
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 month agoThe Los Angeles County jail system needs a concerted effort to screen for and treat the blood-borne...
Insured inmates key to managing jail's infectious disease drug costs
Pal Item | Palladium-Item via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRICHMOND, Ind. —Sheriff Randy Retter was alerted one month to an unusually high pharmacy bill for...
Hep C's number comes up
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 3—Rick Jaenisch went through treatment six times before his hepatitis C was cured in 2017. Each time his doctors recommended a different combination of drugs, his insurer denied the initial ...
CDC: All Adults Should Be Tested for Hepatitis B at Least Once in Their Lifetime
Verywell Health via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its guidance for hepatitis B testing. It...
Autopsy released in death of 34-year-old inmate at the Durham County jail
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoA newly released autopsy report failed to find a definitive cause of death for a Durham County Jail...
The CDC Now Says All Adults Should Be Screened For Hepatitis B Virus At Least Once
BuzzFeed News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoYoshiyoshi Hirokawa / Getty Images All adults should have their blood tested for hepatitis B — a...
Kansas police chief censured for threatening and punching inmate, records show
Wichita Eagle via Yahoo News· 2 months agoA former Kansas police chief, now working as a deputy, has been censured after threatening an inmate...
'A lifesaver': How EJI provides healthcare to uninsured and formerly incarcerated people
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLeonard Pettiway left prison nine months ago. He grew up in Montgomery, and at the age of 67, he...
Lawyer for Chinese operator of illegal lab in Reedley fears for his safety in jail
Fresno Bee via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe attorney for Jia Bei Zhu, the accused operator of an illegal medical lab in Reedley, want’s his...
