Although it's been over a decade since game-changing curative drugs for hepatitis C were approved, progress has been slow and treatment remains out of reach for many. But one small clinic in Buffalo, New York, is proving that doesn't have to be the case.

Hepatitis C is a silent epidemic in the U.S., affecting up to 4 million people , according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Many people don't know they have it. Left untreated, the disease can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer.

With a model that's faster, more accessible and remarkably effective, La Bodega, a clinic at Erie County Medical Center, is curing patients at a staggering rate.

One of those patients is Lindsey Groffenberg, who quit drugs and was cured of Hep C at La Bodega.

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