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Merck Announces Hope Against Hepatitis C Initiative

Merck announces the launch of Hope Against Hepatitis C, a company initiative to

increase awareness, prevention and diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)

infection. Through the Hope Against Hepatitis C program, Merck will support a

wide range of public education and patient... More>>

Age-Based Screening for HCV Could Lead to Fewer Cases of Advanced Liver Disease

and Related Deaths

New research indicates that screening people born between 1946 and 1970 for

hepatitis C virus (HCV) instead of current risk-based screening practices is

cost effective and could lead to 106,000 fewer cases of advanced liver disease

and 59,000 fewer HCV-related deaths. An... More>>