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Written by Susanna Naggie and Austin Chan

Susanna Naggie, MD, is an associate professor of Medicine at Duke University. She is also a member of the Duke Clinical Research Institute; Austin Chan, MD, is a fellow in the internal medicine residency program at Duke University.

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HIV/HCV: Closing the Gap

Patients who are co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have long represented a special population of patients with a unique set of challenges and barriers to HCV treatment access.  FDA identifies HIV/HCV co-infected patients as a population with an unmet medical need due to the more rapid progression of liver […]

Published on 11/25/201501/24/2016By Susanna Naggie and Austin Chan
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image Gary Falk, MD, MS
Dr. Falk is a gastroenterologist at the University of Pennsylvania, specializing in swallowing and esophageal disorders. Follow him on Twitter: @drgaryfalk

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