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Meet Our Grads: Erin Nelson

Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Public Health Sciences Hometown: Charleston, WV

Meet Our Grads: Daniel Miller

Program: Bachelor of Science in Public Health Area of Emphasis: Community and Population Health Hometown: Princeton, WV

WVU research suggests conflicting drug laws may keep contaminated needles in circulation, contribute to hepatitis C infections

Acute hepatitis C infections rose 98 percent between 2010 and 2015 nationwide, largely because more people were injecting drugs. Using a new needle for every injection can slow the spread of hepatitis C, but getting those new needles isn’t always as simple as buying glucose-meter lancets at the pharmacy. And safely disposing of old needles presents a whole other set of problems.