As I have been stating for years, hepatitis C is a leading killer of adults in America that fall into the baby boomer age range. A new report in Annals of Internal Medicine state that hepatitis C had killed more adults than HIV infection has.

The bottom line: if you have any risk factors for hepatitis C, you need to be tested. It is not part of you annual examination, and you have to ask to be tested. Risks include, intravenous drug use, intranasal drug use, blood transfusions before 1992, tattoos, body piercing, needle sticks, and high risk sexual behaviors.

New therapies are available with over a doubling of the cure rate, as well as opportunities for hepatitis C research. New drugs are being developed at our center. Call 713-794-0700 and talk with our hepatitis C treatment team for more information and opportunities.