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What happened in the UK's infected blood scandal from the 1970s to '90s?

May. 20, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — The final report of the U.K.'s infected blood inquiry was published on Monday, nearly six years after it began looking into how tens of thousands of people contracted HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood and blood products in the 1970s and 1980s. The...

Hepatitis C cases dropped in the US. Health officials aren't sure if it's a blip or a trend

Apr. 03, 2024 13:25 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — New U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022, a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases, federal health officials said Wednesday. Experts are not sure whether the 6% decline is a statistical blip or the start of a downward...