UNM researchers to include drug users in hepatitis C study

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Researchers in New Mexico plan to reach out to drug users for inclusion in a nationwide study of hepatitis C treatments.
The Albuquerque Journal reports that the University of New Mexico will receive $2.3 million to compare two models for treating the virus, which is often transmitted when people injecting drugs share needles.
The project is funded by the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. The research institute says injection d