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...
View ArticleConnecticut 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...
View ArticleCity-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...
View ArticleStudy 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...
View ArticleL.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...
View ArticleSeven 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...
View ArticleNew 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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