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Temple University Hospital Offers Hepatitis C Screening To 312 Patients

Temple University Hospital is offering free hepatitis C testing to 312 patients after a temporary medical technician was charged with causing an outbreak of the virus in New Hampshire.

2012/08/07

Local Doctor Talks About World Hepatitis Day

Saturday is World Hepatitis Day focusing on viruses that affect several million people in the U.S.

2012/07/28

Medical Worker Tied To Hepatitis C Outbreak Briefly Worked At Temple Hospital

Health officials say a medical technician accused of infecting patients in New Hampshire with hepatitis C worked two temporary assignments in Pennsylvania.

2012/07/26

(An electron micrograph of the hepatitis C virus.)

Hepatitis C Surpasses AIDS As Killer, Hitting Baby-Boom Generations Hardest

A new study indicates that one in every 33 baby boomers has the hepatitis C virus, and many don’t even know they have this liver destroying disease.

2012/02/21

Health Watch: World Hepatitis Day

In 1992, doctors diagnosed Eric Neikrug with hepatitis C after decades of slightly elevated liver enzymes and increased exhaustion. Now there’s new hope.

2011/07/28

Good News About A Bad Enzyme

The enzyme dgat1, just discovered, is necessary for a serious liver infection called hepatitis c to become aggressive but researchers believe medication may help.

2010/10/13