hepatitis C

LiveSmart: Hepatitis C – The Hidden Epidemic

July 24, 2019

This Sunday, July 28, is World Hepatitis Day, which was established to raise global awareness of hepatitis – a potentially fatal, blood-borne virus which is a hidden epidemic in the United States. [...]

Center for Public Health, SPHP Honored with Telly Award

May 11, 2017

Jennifer Ryan, Director, Risk Services, SPHP, and Patient Safety & Quality Improvement, Acute Care Albany, was a guest speaker on an award-winning Public Health Live segment. [...]

LiveSmart: As the Leaves Change, Consider Your Exposure to Hepatitis C

September 29, 2016

A hidden epidemic is surging in the United States. Infectious disease experts estimate there could be as many as 4.7 million Americans living with hepatitis C – a potentially fatal, blood-borne virus which affects the liver. Fueling the epidemic, half of those infected are unaware they even have the virus. [...]