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The importance of diversity in clinical trials for Hepatitis C

Aja McCutchen, MD, does a deep dive into why hepatitis C seems to disproportionately affect Black people. She explains the importance of diversity in clinical trials due to genetic, metabolic, social, economic, and cultural factors.


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Up Next

  • Facing stigma as a black hepatitis C patient

  • Seeking hepatitis C treatment as a young patient of color

  • Asking questions & accessing resources as a woman of color with hepatitis C

  • Seeking out a doctor of color as a hepatitis C patient

  • How blood transfusions for sickle cell may have impacted Hepatitis C rates among black americans

  • Seeking accessible healthcare for the black community: one woman's journey from homelessness to Hepatitis C survivor

  • Facing the stigma of a hepatitis C diagnosis

  • Treatment advancements for Hepatitis C

  • 3 ways to overcome hepatitis C stigma

  • Taking care of Hepatitis C now and looking toward the future

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