Last Updated on January 25, 2020 by HepFree NYC
Over 500 Hep Free NYC LGBTQ Resource Cards were passed out during LGBTQ Pride.
“Have you been diagnosed with Hepatitis C? Are you a Baby Boomer – born between 1945 – 1965, and uncertain about your diagnosis? Do you write and understand English?”
The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Commissioner’s Special Recognition Awards will remain virtual for 2022, and take place on Thursday, December 1 at 2:00 pm. The NYSDOH is seeking nominations for the 2022 World AIDS Day Commissioner’s Special Recognition Award...
NYS Hep C 'Baby Boomer' Testing Law Background on the Law Effective January 1, 2014, the NYS Hepatitis C Testing Law. 2171 requires healthcare providers to offer hep C test to baby boomers. The law requires full diagnostic testing for those who screen anti-body positive and ei...
FDA Approves Viekira Pak to Treat Hep C A new hepatitis C medication, Viekira Pak, was approved today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AbbVie, who markets the drug, has not immediately released the price of the new all-oral Hep C medication which will now rival Ha...
The NYC Health Department recently released the 2018 version of City Health Information (CHI): Diagnosing & Managing Hep C providing guidance to Primary Care Providers in hepatitis C screening, management and treatment.
See report displaying disease co-occurrence of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis, STDs and Tuberculosis in NYC neighborhoods.
We describe the mortality profile of NYC residents with HBV or HCV, emphasizing the contributions of HCC and HIV coinfection.
