"At the Crossroads: The Rise of Hepatitis C and the Fight to Stop It"

Hepatitis C infects an estimated five million Americans, though most of them don’t know it. But deaths from hepatitis C are on the rise in baby boomers.

And throughout New England, new infections are creeping up among a younger generation.

Less than a year ago, their only options for treatment were complicated regimens of injections that didn’t always lead to a cure. But brand new drugs could change everything. That is, if the cost doesn’t break us.

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