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“People who die from hepatitis in Hawaii — hepatitis C specifically — can die up to 20 years earlier than residents in the rest of the state.” That’s right.

Both are preventable — so, why does one U.S. state have such high rates of it? Did you know that Hawaii has higher liver cancer mortality due to hepatitis B and C than the continental United States?

Updated: Dec 15, 2023 / 05:02 AM EST HONOLULU (KHON2) — Viral hepatitis C is curable. Hepatitis B is treatable. Both are preventable — so, why does one U.S. state have such high rates of it?

by: Sandy Harjo-Livingston Posted: Dec 14, 2023 / 08:16 PM CST Updated: Dec 15, 2023 / 03:47 PM CST ...