Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for previously 'overlooked achievement'
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been jointly awarded to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice "for the discovery of Hepatitis C virus."
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Three win Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovery of hepatitis C virus
STOCKHOLM — Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine or Physiology on Monday for the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Announcing the prize in Stockholm on... -
Less than 1 in 3 hepatitis C patients with health insurance are getting the cure
Fewer than 1 in 3 people infected with hepatitis C are getting the expensive treatments that can cure them.
