National Hepatitis Testing Day: Ask the Expert, Corinna Dan
5-22-2015National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States is part of an educational initiative of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis and the U.S. Department of Hea…
Injection Drug Use
Register Today for Webinar on Hepatitis C Prevention for People Who Inject Drugs
4-2-2015The HHS Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy (OHAIDP) will host a webinar, Hepatitis C Prevention Opportunities among People Who Inject Drugs &ndash…
NIH Funding Opportunity for Drug Abuse Prevention Research Holds Potential for Addressing Viral Hepatitis
3-13-2015The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH, has released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for research that will increase understanding of…
Silence is Deadly: Combating the Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis
10-31-2014Silence=Death. That phrase was used by the advocacy group ACT UP to end the silence about the AIDS crisis in the United States. This is no less true for the iss…
National Recovery Month: An Opportunity to Integrate Behavioral Health and Hepatitis C Prevention
9-30-2014Every year in September, we recognize National Recovery Month. Now in its 25th year, Recovery Month highlights how prevention and treatment of and recovery from…
New USPSTF Recommendation on Hepatitis B Screening for People at High-Risk
5-27-2014On Monday, May 26th, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (Task Force) published its final recommendation statement on screening for hepatitis B virus (HBV) …
NIDA 2014 Avant-Garde Award for HIV/AIDS Research
5-23-2014This week, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health, announced the 2014 Avant-Garde Awards for HIV/AIDS research. …
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Seeks Comment on its Draft Recommendation Statement on Hepatitis B Screening for High-Risk Adults
2-12-2014This week, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued its draft recommendation statement pertaining to hepatitis B screening, recommending screenin…
Scientists Discover Hepatitis C Virus Can Remain Infectious Outside of the Body for Up to 6 Weeks
1-31-2014 Dr. Ronald ValdiserriA recent study by researchers from the Yale Schools of Medicine and Public Health revealed that the hepatitis C virus (HCV) can remain inf…
World AIDS Day 2013—Addiction Treatment Supports AIDS Treatment
12-1-2013 NIDA displays panels from the AIDS Memorial QuiltDecember 1 is World AIDS Day. At NIDA, we always stress the principle that drug abuse treatment is AIDS preven…