U.S. Lags Behind Other Countries in Hepatitis-C Cures NYT: Science Ted Alcorn 28 April 2024 at 05:00 Despite an arsenal of drugs, many Americans are still unaware of their infections until itβs too late. A Biden initiative languishes without Congressional approval. Β© Adria Malcolm for The New York TimesDr. Sanjeev Arora, a gastroenterologist in Albuquerque, founded Project ECHO in the early 2000s to connect primary care doctors in sparsely populated areas with specialists. ECHOβs New Mexico hepatitis C program has provided treatment for more than 10,000 patients.