Opioid Crisis Means More Newborns With Hepatitis C, But Few Get Tested
WEDNESDAY, May 2, 2018 -- Due to the U.S. opioid epidemic, hepatitis C is up among pregnant women, raising the risk for mother-to-child transmission of the virus, a new study reveals.
Hepatitis C can be contracted via dirty needles used by opioid...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
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