Hepatitis C Program Weekly Hepatitis C News Update N.H. lawmakers seek to be first to register medical technicians CONCORD, N.H. — “New Hampshire could become the first state in the country to maintain a registry of licensed medical technicians, prompted by the case of a traveling technician dubbed as a "serial infector" because he had worked in hospitals in six other states before allegedly infecting dozens of people with hepatitis C in New Hampshire.” therepublic/view/story/medical-technicians/medical-technicians Santa Cruz County needle exchange: 55,000 out, even more back SANTA CRUZ – “A new county needle exchange program handed out nearly 30,000 needles during its first three months in operation, newly released county statistics show. And a privately run delivery service gave out 25,000 more.” santacruzsentinel/ci_23832941/santa-cruz-county-needle-exchange-35-000-out HCV viremic, aviremic individuals at risk for CKD “Among people with HIV, those who were viremic and aviremic for hepatitis C were at increased risk for chronic kidney disease, compared with patients who were seronegative for the virus, researchers from Johns Hopkins University have found.” healio/infectious-disease/hepatitis-resource-center-2013/hcv-viremic-aviremic-individuals-at-risk-for-ckd Fake dentist bust leads to HIV and hepatitis health-alert for 1,500 Vancouver patients VANCOUVER — “A health alert has been issued to about 1,500 Metro Vancouver patients who may have contracted HIV or hepatitis B or C through the poor cleaning practises of an illegal dentist.” news.nationalpost/2013/08/08/fake-dentist-bust-leads-to-hiv-and-hepatitis-health-alert-for-1500-vancouver-patients/ Hepatitis is a world and local health concern ST. IGNATIUS — “We have all heard of it and we may know someone with the various strains of viral hepatitis. It is a preventable disease and the big step in prevention is to get vaccinated against hepatitis. The vaccines are readily available at the CSKT Tribal Health and Human Services Community Health Division at no charge to clients eligible for treaty-obligated healthcare services.” charkoosta/2013/2013_08_08/hepatits.html Gender important in HCV clearance: study “Women with hepatitis C are more than twice as likely to clear their infection spontaneously compared with men, according to Australian-led research.” gastroenterologyupdate.au/latest-news/gender-important-in-hcv-clearance-study Lorren Sandt Executive Director Caring Ambassadors Program P.O. Box 1748 Oregon City, OR 97045 503-632-9032
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