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Overdoing Hepatitis C Screenings May Be Bad for your Health
By Dianne Depra, Tech Times | January 15
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012 recommended hepatitis C screenings for anyone born from 1945 to 1965. In 2014, the World Health Organization made the same recommendation, but a group of scientists are not convinced that mass screenings for the age group are effective or even necessary.
In a piece published in the journal BMJ, Ronald Koretz, Kenneth Lin, John Ioannidis and Jeanne Lenzer questioned the recommended screening for hepatitis C, concerned that it has no basis for clinical harm or benefit for the affected population. Those born between 1945 and 1965 are targeted because around three-quarters of hepatitis C cases occur within the Baby Boomers’ age group.
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