Miracle Cures Spur Demand for Access to $1,000 Hepatitis Pill

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The powerful new hepatitis C drug that sent Gilead Sciences Inc.’s sales soaring last quarter is doing the same for the hopes of millions of patients.

Sandra Cabrera and Ted Tabor both suffered devastating damage from hepatitis C. After just weeks of taking Gilead’s Sovaldi, they feel much better and tests suggest the lethal virus is disappearing from their blood.