Articles tagged as: hepatitis C
June 3, 2016
State Approves Fifth Syringe Exchange In Wayne County
Wayne County ranks fourth in the state in Hepatitis C cases. They will work with Centerstone and Reed Health regional hospital to fund and staff the program.
Read MoreMay 17, 2016
Allen County Becomes Eighth To Approve Needle Exchange
The Allen County Board of Commissioners approved a needle exchange program to curb the spread of hepatitis C and HIV with a 2-1 vote.
Read MoreMay 10, 2016
The Link Between Drug Use And Acute Hepatitis
Acute cases of hepatitis C are increasing in Indiana, and public health officials are pointing to injection drug use as the biggest reason.
Read MoreMay 9, 2016
Hep C Increases In Indiana, Deaths Lag Behind US Average
State health department officials say reasons for that increase could include more testing, an increase in test accuracy and a rise in injection drug use.
Read MoreMarch 28, 2016
Indiana Counties Must Fund Needle Exchanges Without State Help
Indiana lawmakers banned state funding from going to the programs that provide intravenous drug users with clean syringes.
Read MoreFebruary 17, 2016
900 Syringes Distributed At Start Of Monroe County Needle-Exchange Program
Monroe County was approved for a needle exchange in December when the state health commissioner declared a public health emergency. That allowed the creation of a needle-exchange program to curb the spread of hepatitis C tied to intravenous drug use.
Read MoreDecember 22, 2015
Public Health Emergency Declared In Monroe County
Monroe County is the latest in Indiana to have been declared a public health emergency. State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams made the declaration today in response to an outbreak of hepatitis C.
Read MoreDecember 8, 2015
Indiana ACLU Sues To Demand Medicaid Reimburse For Hepatitis C Drugs
In the last few years, new medications have come on the market that can cure hepatitis C with a more than 90 percent success rate, but for some people on Medicaid, actually getting that cure can be difficult.
Read MoreNovember 25, 2015
ACLU Files Another Suit Against Indiana Over Hep C Treatment
The newest lawsuit is over Medicaid payments for Hepatitis C treatment.
Read MoreAugust 20, 2015
Monroe County Declares Public Health Emergency
Monroe County Health Department Administrator Penny Caudill says the declaration is the first step to create a needle exchange. The numbers of Hepatitis C cases in the county have increased over 50 percent since 2009.
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