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For the Homeless, Housing Is Healthcare

For the Homeless, Housing Is Healthcare

Harold McClinton loves his apartment, a spacious, West-facing studio decorated with artwork and potted plants…

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Hep C Experts Condemn Cochrane Review Dissing Direct Antivirals

Hep C Experts Condemn Cochrane Review Dissing Direct Antivirals

When the pharmaceutical company Gilead launched its hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir (Sovaldi) in 2013, it justifi…

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Hepatitis C Exposure Is a Crime in Some States; Is This the New HIV Criminalization?

Hepatitis C Exposure Is a Crime in Some States; Is This the New HIV Criminalization?

On Jan. 19, Matthew Wenzler, a 27-year-old Ohio man, was arrested in the early morning hours for public intox…

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How insurance providers deny hepatitis C patients lifesaving drugs

How insurance providers deny hepatitis C patients lifesaving drugs

Amber Rojas was almost eight months pregnant when she learned she had hepatitis C. After her daughter was bor…

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On World Malaria Day, Sri Lanka celebrates country-wide eradication

On World Malaria Day, Sri Lanka celebrates country-wide eradication

In the jungle-rich landscape of Sri Lanka, mosquitos are everywhere. But, thanks to a decades-long eradicatio…

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Transmitting HIV Is a Crime in Most States. Is HCV Next?

Transmitting HIV Is a Crime in Most States. Is HCV Next?

Back when AIDS was dominating the news, 33 states passed laws making it illegal for HIV-infected people to ha…

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Drusen Type Linked to Macular Atrophy but Not Anti-VEGF Response in Wet AMD

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By Sony Salzman
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Among patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), the type of drusen deposit was linked to whether atrophy was already present but not to how well eyes responded to anti-VEGF injections, according to findings presented at the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
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Early Pegcetacoplan Treatment Preserves More Retina in Geographic Atrophy, 5-Year Data Show

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By Sony Salzman
| Medscape Verified
The drug pegcetacoplan slowed the growth of geographic atrophy (GA) over up to 5 years, and patients who started treatment earlier preserved more retina than those who started later, according to an abstract presented at the European Society of Retina Specialists (EURETINA) 2026 in Vienna, Austria.
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ED Visits for Gambling Nearly Double After Market Expanded

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By Sony Salzman
| Medscape Verified
When online gambling became significantly easier in Ontario, emergency department (ED) visits for gambling disorders nearly doubled, according to a new observational study. The data were published on September 15 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. Single-event sports betting was legalized in Canada in 2021. Then, in April 2022, Ontario became the first province to legalize online gambling operated by private companies.
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