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Title: Telemedicine Program Successfully Treats Hep C in Inmates
Post by: Hep Editors on September 10, 2020, 12:42:46 pm
Researchers found that a telemedicine program was highly successful as a means of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a large number of incarcerated individuals, who achieved a high cure rate, Healio reports.

As described in a virtual presentation for the Digestive Disease Week meeting, researchers developed a telehealth HCV referral, assessment and treatment protocol for providing direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy to inmates held at facilities run by the Virginia Department of Corrections.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/telemedicine-program-successfully-treats-hep-c-inmates