New Yorkers are being forced to use mail order pharmacies for many medications despite their clear preference to obtain their prescriptions from a local pharmacy.
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This fact sheet can be used to educate policymakers, medical providers and community members about why everyone living with hepatitis C should have access to the cure.
The American Liver Foundation is looking to you to design the 2016 Liver Life Walk T-shirt. The winner of the design contest will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and recognition as the 2016 Liver Life Walk T-shirt designer on social media, the Liver Life Walk website and in email.
Find New York City and State viral hepatitis surveillance data to help with reports, grant applications, advocacy and more!
The Medicaid Fee For Service formulary has added Daklinza and Technivie as non-preferred drugs for HCV.
DA approved revisions to the Olysio (simeprevir) label to include dosing recommendations for the treatment of HCV/HIV-1 coinfection and to expand the indications and usage to include genotype 4 infection.
The NYC Hep B Coalition is currently accepting nominations for a new Community Chair. See responsibilities and qualifications, nominate yourself or someone else!
In NYC, many Hep C patients with a positive Hep C antibody test do not get the Hep C RNA test needed to confirm infection (McGibbon et al, 2013). Clinicians can now order a Hep C antibody test with reflex to RNA from several commercial laboratories. The reflex test confirms c...
People with opioid use disorder are commonly infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and/or HIV. It is important that all providers delivering treatment to individuals with opioid use disorder understand appropriate prevention, screening and treatment strategies of HCV and HIV an...
The NYS DOH, AIDS Institute Peer Worker certification process is intended to be a vehicle to improve client services while supporting employment opportunities for people living with HIV or Hepatitis C.AIDS Institute certified Peer Workers are individuals with the lived experience...
