The AIDS Institute has updated its Coverage Guide for Hepatitis C Testing to reflect two additional states, Oregon and Montana, that have been approved for the 1% increased federal matching payments for Medicaid coverage of all U.S.…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention recently launched the State Health Profiles for HIV, VH, STD, TB and School Health. The health profiles present an overview…
In recognition of Hepatitis Testing Day, which was May 19, the American Academy of HIV Medicine’s (AAHIVM) Institute for Hepatitis C and the American College of Physicians (ACP) released a new Guide to Hepatitis C…
In a recent blog, Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S Department of Health and Human Services, explored the relationship between injection drug use in the nation’s opioid epidemic, increases in…
The National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD) has published the 2017 National ADAP Monitoring Project Annual Report and its accompanying resources, which provide comprehensive information on AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs). Over the…
On May 11, 2017, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced new preliminary viral hepatitis surveillance data showing that hepatitis B infections in the U.S. increased 20.7% in 2015 and the number of new…
As the Senate takes up the American Health Care Act (AHCA) – a bill to repeal and replace major pieces of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) – the National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS…
In a new approach to combat rising heroin and HIV rates, Las Vegas has implemented vending machines of clean needles. The syringe exchange vending machines, a first in the United States, aren’t open to just…
The Hepatitis B Foundation launched its innovative #justB Storytelling Campaign to highlight the personal stories of people affected by hepatitis B to capture public attention during May Hepatitis Awareness Month. The #justB storybank is a…
At least 3.5 million Americans are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and approximately three-fourths of this group are “Baby Boomers” — people born between 1945 and 1965. Since hepatitis C disease usually has no symptoms early…