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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· 2 months 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...
WATCH: Man alleges excessive use of force in ClackCo Jail after being slammed into wall
KOIN via Yahoo News· 8 hours agoA man who was detained in Clackamas County Jail in 2023 is suing the county for excessive use of...
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...
Hep C's number comes up
The Sentinel Echo, London, Ky. via Yahoo News· 4 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 ...
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· 3 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...