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Hepatitis C On Long Island a ‘Silent Epidemic’

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - A new study shows seven out of ten Long Islanders with Hepatitis C don’t even know they are infected. The problem, says medical expert Dr. Ken Styer, is many people infected with...

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Connecticut Doctor Accused Of Insider Trading In Manhattan

NEW YORK (AP/CBSNewYork) - An Ivy League-trained physician who became a health care investment analyst surrendered Wednesday on charges that accused him of evading $30 million in losses for a hedge...

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City-Wide Effort Launched To Promote Hepatitis C Testing

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) – Former Mets pitcher John Franco told WCBS 880 he realized as a baby-boomer with a tattoo, he ought to get tested for Hepatitis C. He is a part of the “Find Hep C” effort to raise...

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Study Shows Soaring STD Rates In Many Areas Of New York City

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A study by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has found that large parts of the city are plagued with soaring rates for multiple STDs – including HIV/AIDS. The study...

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L.I. Hospital: Reused Insulin Pen Part May Mean Hepatitis, HIV Risk For Patients

OCEANSIDE, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Thousands of patients at a Long Island hospital have been put on alert, warning that they could have been infected with hepatitis and HIV. As CBS 2’s Tracee Carrasco...

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Seven Insurers Have Agreed To Cover ‘Exorbitantly Expensive’ Treatments For...

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Several insurers have agreed to cover expensive hepatitis C treatments before patients show advanced symptoms like liver scarring, New York’s attorney general said...

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New Study Says There’s Safe Way To Transplant Organs Infected With Hepatitis

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Using organs infected with hepatitis for transplantation is not as bad an idea as it sounds at first. As CBS2’s Dr. Max Gomez reported Wednesday, a new study may have found a...

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