Outsourcing and Subcontracting at Colleges and Universities: What You Need to Know. Many colleges and universities across the country are outsourcing or subcontracting, to private companies, various institutional functions and services in an effort to cut costs, and/or improve efficiency.
Hepatitis C, which afflicts some 150 million people globally, often without symptoms for years, can cause fatigue and fever, cirrhosis or liver cancer. The pill, known as Sovaldi, or generically as sofosbuvir, costs $84,000 for a standard 12-week course of treatment.
Hepatitis C is a viral infection that causes inflammation of the liver. There are often no early symptoms, so you may not realize youâre infected for a long time. However, most people with hepatitis C live with chronic infection. In the long term, that can lead to severe health problems, including liver failure. Treatment generally involves antiviral medications. According to the Mayo Clinic, not everyone with hepatitis C requires treatment.