Update on Hepatitis C/HIV Coinfection

Up to one third of people with HIV are estimated to also have hepatitis C, and living with both viruses is no picnic. The good news is that, unlike HIV, hepatitis C can be cured. The not-so-good news is that being cured is sometimes far from easy. This podcast will focus on three people. We'll be talking to Tracy Swan, the Coinfection Project Director for the HIV activist organization Treatment Action Group. Tracy just finished cowriting a booklet about HIV and hepatitis C coinfection, and she will update us on the latest hepatitis C news and research. But first, we'll speak with Greg Lamb and Dan Durbin, an HIV positive couple who have been together for 10 years. Dan was diagnosed with HIV in 1998, while Greg has been living with HIV for 23 years. In 1993 Greg also discovered he had hepatitis C. Dan and Greg will discuss how they've dealt with hepatitis C as a couple, from diagnosis to treatment to everyday support.