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Nola.com: Thomas Community Health doctor gives the 411 on hepatitis C

    Home Press Nola.com: Thomas Community Health doctor gives the 411 on hepatitis C
    With this month being designated Hepatitis Awareness Month by the CDC, make a commitment to get tested if you are at risk.
    Dr. Lorna Seybolt

    Nola.com: Thomas Community Health doctor gives the 411 on hepatitis C

    By stthomaschc | Press | Comments are Closed | 24 May, 2017 | 0


    According to recently released data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hepatitis C infection rates in the United States have nearly tripled between 2010 and 2015, primarily affecting young adults between the ages of 20 and 29 years. The CDC largely attributes this rise in infection rates to increased opioid use throughout the U.S., namely the injection of heroin with contaminated needles.

    Read the full piece from Dr. Lorna Seybolt, an Infectious diseases specialist at St. Thomas Community Health Center, on Nola.com.

    Dr. Lorna Seybolt, Hepatitis Awareness Month., Hepatitis C, Kaiser Health News, Nola.com

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