Amna Nawaz
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With highest hepatitis C mortality rate in U.S., Oregon expands access to life-saving drugs
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8:31Now PlayingNew drugs can cure up to 95 percent of patients with hepatitis C, a virus that can be debilitating or deadly. And there’s been a 20 percent rise in new infections from 2015 to 2016 due to the opioid epidemic. In Oregon, a state hard-hit by the disease, new medicines combined with the big surge in those looking for treatment has led to a unique care model. Special correspondent Cat Wise reports.
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