Myers and his team screened 82,243 individuals for HCV infection in 2016-2018 in Norton Healthcare in order to assess trends in a large health care system in an area with a high prevalence of opioid use and HCV infection. The investigators defined millennials as individuals born between 1980 and 1995, and baby boomers were those born between 1945 and 1965.

Traditionally, baby boomers were the largest drivers of HCV, though millennials have been shown in previous research to be the fastest-growing population of those infected with the virus. However, those studies were performed at single institutions with small sample sizes.

Millennials who were HCV-positive increased by 53 percent over the study period while the population of HCV-positive individuals among baby boomers decreased by 32 percent.

“The opioid crisis has led to a drastic demographic shift, and currently the typical HCV-infected individual is a younger male. Without interventions, this trend will continue for upwards of seven years, plateauing near the demarcation of millennials and generation Z,” Myers said.

The data were presented Oct. 3 in Washington at IDWeek, the combined medical meeting of four adult and pediatric infectious disease societies.��

that Louisville is one of the top 15 cities in the country attracting the most millennials. To derive this ranking, SmartAsset compared the number of people between the ages of 20 and 34 who moved to 217 U.S. cities to the number who moved away from those same cities.��

The Derby City ranked No. 15. Topping the list is Seattle. Cities that don’t appear on the list include Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco.��

According to the data, the number of millennials who moved to Louisville is 12,657, versus the number that moved out: 8,765. The total population of the city is 621,349.��

We can think of a number of reasons why Louisville attracts younger residents. For starters, Louisville was also recently named one of the best cities for new college grads. Louisville was recognized for its affordability and relatively high salaries college graduates in the city earn. More information on that ranking is .��

Of course, there’s also the vibrant arts and sports scenes, the horses, the bourbon, the food, the music and the University of Louisville.��