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Aging in Community
Creativity and Lifelong Learning
Health & Wellness
Healthcare & Aging
Leadership in Aging
LGBTQ Aging
Multicultural Aging
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Most people, especially baby boomers, who are at risk of having hepatitis C, don’t know it and don’t get tested for it. Most people who have HCV don’t know it because it usually doesn’t have noticeable symptoms for years. Many people don’t want to know about it because of stigma or fear.
By Andrew Reynolds
Over the past several years, there has been a lot of interest in hepatitis C (HCV)—television commercials about new HCV drugs, increased media coverage on drug prices and even discussion among presidential candidates.For a disease called the “silent epidemic,” that’s a fair share of attention.
