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Tig · Tig

World Hepatitis Day is recognized on the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (July 28, 1925-April 5, 2011) who discovered the hepatitis B virus and developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 257 million people living with chronic hepatitis B an...

Tig · Tig

Interesting article from Medpage Today. Treatment as Prevention

Tig · Tig

http://www.liverfoundation.org/education/liverlowd...

Tig · Tig

Please take a moment and read this article. It's not too long and is really informative. We have had so many issues facing us this last year, and Hep C hasn't been discussed much. Let's keep that communication flowing. The need for current information and advocacy is expanding, especially in Appalac...

Tig · Tig

Here's the plan! Lengthy but full of current information. Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan: 2021–2025

Tig · Tig

Hepatitis C infections tripled in the U.S. from 2009-18, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update screening recommendations that include all adults and pregnant women. This increase is especially concerning, since people who have existing chronic medical issu...

Tig · Tig

Here's a recent article from Healthline on current protocols and updates on treatment. Hepatitis C (hep C) infection used to be a lifelong condition for most people. Only about 15 to 25 percent Trusted Source of people clear the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from their body without treatment. For everyon...

Tig · Tig

This is disturbing information. We as a subset of society, HCV Warriors, have fought so hard to educate and help people to defeat the Dragon, only to be kicked in the teeth again. Do your best to stay healthy, stay informed and educate/advocate for continued research into killing this beast. Our desi...

Tig · Tig

This is a worthwhile article. It’s just a summary, but maps things pretty well. Check it out, I bet it brings back some memories, for most anyway... CDC 2020

Tig · Tig

Hello, I've been receiving these articles from HepVu and wanted to pass along their website. It's a very informative website and organization. I recommend you take a moment and look around the information provided. The infection rate by state is an interesting map. We've got a long way to go before w...

Tig · Tig

I received notice of a Hepatitis A outbreak in the USA, resulting from blackberries. Please read! Hep A Warning

emilyjones · emilyjones

Uses. Daclatasvir is used with another antiviral medication (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver. Daclatasvir should never be used without sofosbuvir. Daclatasvir and sofosbuvir may also be used with another antiviral medica...

Canuck · Canuck

Another "new?" NS5A - "Ruzasvir" - Info from drug study discussed at recent Nov 2106 Boston Meeting.We have heard a lot about Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) a NS5A and a NS3/4A respectively (given with or without riba, and sometimes with sof), but I (personally) did not know about this (new to m...

Canuck · Canuck

Published in GastroenterologyJournal Scan / Research · May 20, 2019Resistance Analysis of Genotype 3 HCV Indicates Subtypes Inherently Resistant to Nonstructural Protein 5A InhibitorsHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis is an interesting study wherein the authors eva...

Canuck · Canuck

California health officials battle state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decadesHelio - July 21, 2017The California Department of Public Health is working with local health officials in San Diego and Santa Cruz counties to contain the state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decades.As of J...

Canuck · Canuck

We have discussed the use of AFP's (many times, all over this site) but of late in particular about how an AFP may be used to possibly herald other kinds of cancers developing, aside from liver cancer, and it lead us to discuss not only the good ole familiar AFP, but the less US-used one, the AFP-L3 (this o...

Tig · Tig

This is very good news for those of us keeping an eye on our blood glucose levels! SVR brings improvements in areas we might not realize. It takes time to see some of these changes, but knowing it happens, is good news for all! A1C Reductions

jagad001 · jagad001

I ran my own company for several years, and I was always on the go. Sometime around 2010 or later, I began to feel tired all the time. I went to doctors, and they kept ordering lab tests, such as checking for diabetes. They couldnt find anything wrong with me for a year or two, so eventually I stopped going t...

Canuck · Canuck

I think it was "dharmabum" who first raised the early alarm about some sort of "recall" going on with a med (that I think she was on), Losartan (perhaps it was some other Losartan formula name she mentioned), but I do believe this Losartan drug was the one she referred to and was concerned about (I looked...

Cheddy · Cheddy

HEY NEW MEMBERS, IF HE CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU! WE'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS! NEWS RELEASEJanuary 16, 2019For immediate releaseRegions 1st hepatitis C heart-transplant recipient is curedAnacortes, Wash., man opted into UW Medicine protocol to receive infected donor heart and then had virus eradi...

Canuck · Canuck

Not that in North America we have seen Dacla (a NS5A) and Asunaprevir (a NS3/4A) being used as a double, but in Japan they have made use of this double. Multiple Japanese studies have fairly recently been coming out about the prevalent use of this combo and various notes they are making about it. This st...

Tig · Tig

I found this recent article on our favorite topic, HCV. I found it to be a good description of it and the many issues that accompany it. It’s easy to understand and could be a good tool for us to present when asked about the disease. See what you think. I give it a 9 out of 10... Everything You Need to Know: HCV...

Canuck · Canuck

From "Contagion Live - Infectious Diseases Today": ARTICLE Hepatitis C Treatment Time Could Be Cut in Half in Some Patients: A Proof of Concept Study NOV 14, 2018 | EINAV KEET A personalized medicine technique may shorten the duration and reduce the cost of treatment for hepatitis C virus infecti...

dharmabum · dharmabum

http://time.com/4996657/heart-transplant-hepatitis-c/

Tig · Tig

The AASLD and IDSA HCV Guidance Panel has released updated guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection, according to newly published data in Hepatology. You will note that they continue to recommend the use of 12 weeks of Sovaldi/Peg Interferon/Ribavirin in GT 3's that are able to...

Canuck · Canuck

So, this article/take-home message, about the study (and the study itself) I found interesting - and, oh of course, they just had to study the costs savings! The part that was interesting to me was that group of liver transplant people who were studied and followed between 1998 and 2015, who WERE tole...

Canuck · Canuck

A relatively "new?" NS5A - (formerly called PP1-668), now named Ravidasvir. Well, it's news to me anyway. Out of Egypt (where there are many GT4's to trial it on), but reading other articles about it tonight, it IS being touted as pan, coupled with sof, with some impressive results, and more interest...

Canuck · Canuck

https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2011/03/celebrities-with-hepatiti...

Tig · Tig

This slide set was published last year, but offers some interesting info for new and old members alike. I couldn’t locate it being brought here before and CCO is more often a physician only periodical most don’t have access to. It’s amazing to see the shear numbers affected by this disease globally an...

sleestak · sleestak

Thanks to the cultural mediator support, we explained to the patient the correct posology of each drug to take during the day consisting of 12 week SOF (400 mg daily) plus DCV (60 mg daily) regimen. He returned 13 days after for a programmed visit and we were surprised to learn that he had taken 3 pills o...

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	World Hepatitis Day - July 28 (Preview) World Hepatitis Day is recognized on the birthday of Dr. Baruch Blumberg (July 28, 1925-April 5, 2011) who discovered the hepatitis B virus and developed the first hepatitis B vaccine. Viral hepatitis is a major global health threat with around 257 million people living with chronic hepatitis B an...	Tig	10	2690	Aug 5, 2021 by Iris Dragonfly
	How Iceland Slashed Hepatitis C Infections (Preview) Interesting article from Medpage Today. Treatment as Prevention	Tig	0	2172	Jun 30, 2021 by Tig
	American Liver Foundation Newsletter (Preview) http://www.liverfoundation.org/education/liverlowd...	Tig	2	3229	May 13, 2021 by Tig
	Hepatitis C in Appalachia (Preview) Please take a moment and read this article. It's not too long and is really informative. We have had so many issues facing us this last year, and Hep C hasn't been discussed much. Let's keep that communication flowing. The need for current information and advocacy is expanding, especially in Appalac...	Tig	0	2520	Mar 11, 2021 by Tig
	Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan: 2021–2025 (Preview) Here's the plan! Lengthy but full of current information. Viral Hepatitis National Strategic Plan: 2021–2025	Tig	0	2326	Jan 13, 2021 by Tig
	Hepatitis C and Covid-19 (Preview) Hepatitis C infections tripled in the U.S. from 2009-18, prompting the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to update screening recommendations that include all adults and pregnant women. This increase is especially concerning, since people who have existing chronic medical issu...	Tig	0	2353	Aug 1, 2020 by Tig
	Newest Treatments for Hepatitis C (Preview) Here's a recent article from Healthline on current protocols and updates on treatment. Hepatitis C (hep C) infection used to be a lifelong condition for most people. Only about 15 to 25 percent Trusted Source of people clear the hepatitis C virus (HCV) from their body without treatment. For everyon...	Tig	1	2494	Aug 1, 2020 by Tig
	Dramatic Increases in HCV 2020 (Preview) This is disturbing information. We as a subset of society, HCV Warriors, have fought so hard to educate and help people to defeat the Dragon, only to be kicked in the teeth again. Do your best to stay healthy, stay informed and educate/advocate for continued research into killing this beast. Our desi...	Tig	0	2299	Aug 1, 2020 by Tig
	CDC Recommendations (Preview) This is a worthwhile article. It’s just a summary, but maps things pretty well. Check it out, I bet it brings back some memories, for most anyway... CDC 2020	Tig	0	2183	Jun 7, 2020 by Tig
	HepVu Updates (Preview) Hello, I've been receiving these articles from HepVu and wanted to pass along their website. It's a very informative website and organization. I recommend you take a moment and look around the information provided. The infection rate by state is an interesting map. We've got a long way to go before w...	Tig	0	2536	Jan 15, 2020 by Tig
	Hep A Food Warning Dec.2019 (Preview) I received notice of a Hepatitis A outbreak in the USA, resulting from blackberries. Please read! Hep A Warning	Tig	0	2084	Dec 11, 2019 by Tig
	What is Daclatasvir used for? (Preview) Uses. Daclatasvir is used with another antiviral medication (sofosbuvir) to treat chronic (long-lasting) hepatitis C, a viral infection of the liver. Daclatasvir should never be used without sofosbuvir. Daclatasvir and sofosbuvir may also be used with another antiviral medica...	emilyjones	0	1469	Oct 31, 2019 by emilyjones
	New Contenders?? NS5A Ruzasvir and NS5B MK-3682 (Preview) Another "new?" NS5A - "Ruzasvir" - Info from drug study discussed at recent Nov 2106 Boston Meeting.We have heard a lot about Zepatier (elbasvir/ grazoprevir) a NS5A and a NS3/4A respectively (given with or without riba, and sometimes with sof), but I (personally) did not know about this (new to m...	Canuck	8	4897	Jun 12, 2019 by Canuck
	GT3's - (and more so, maybe "certain" GT3 sub-types) - perhaps why we have most often been considered "hard to treat" (Preview) Published in GastroenterologyJournal Scan / Research · May 20, 2019Resistance Analysis of Genotype 3 HCV Indicates Subtypes Inherently Resistant to Nonstructural Protein 5A InhibitorsHepatology (Baltimore, Md.)TAKE-HOME MESSAGEThis is an interesting study wherein the authors eva...	Canuck	2	2841	Jun 4, 2019 by Tig
	Up-surge of Hep A in California (Preview) California health officials battle state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decadesHelio - July 21, 2017The California Department of Public Health is working with local health officials in San Diego and Santa Cruz counties to contain the state's largest hepatitis A outbreak in 2 decades.As of J...	Canuck	36	6994	May 26, 2019 by Cheddy
	HCC Detection - Using AFP, AFP-L3 and DCP (Preview) We have discussed the use of AFP's (many times, all over this site) but of late in particular about how an AFP may be used to possibly herald other kinds of cancers developing, aside from liver cancer, and it lead us to discuss not only the good ole familiar AFP, but the less US-used one, the AFP-L3 (this o...	Canuck	1	1582	May 24, 2019 by 5-1-18
	Significant A1C reduction after SVR (Preview) This is very good news for those of us keeping an eye on our blood glucose levels! SVR brings improvements in areas we might not realize. It takes time to see some of these changes, but knowing it happens, is good news for all! A1C Reductions	Tig	1	1490	May 9, 2019 by Cheddy
	Cure of hepatitis C (Preview) I ran my own company for several years, and I was always on the go. Sometime around 2010 or later, I began to feel tired all the time. I went to doctors, and they kept ordering lab tests, such as checking for diabetes. They couldnt find anything wrong with me for a year or two, so eventually I stopped going t...	jagad001	6	2586	Mar 26, 2019 by Tig
	BP Med - Losartan (and recalls, and fibrosis) (Preview) I think it was "dharmabum" who first raised the early alarm about some sort of "recall" going on with a med (that I think she was on), Losartan (perhaps it was some other Losartan formula name she mentioned), but I do believe this Losartan drug was the one she referred to and was concerned about (I looked...	Canuck	0	2440	Mar 24, 2019 by Canuck
	Region's 1st HCV heart-transplant is Cured WOW (Preview) HEY NEW MEMBERS, IF HE CAN DO IT, SO CAN YOU! WE'VE MADE SO MUCH PROGRESS! NEWS RELEASEJanuary 16, 2019For immediate releaseRegions 1st hepatitis C heart-transplant recipient is curedAnacortes, Wash., man opted into UW Medicine protocol to receive infected donor heart and then had virus eradi...	Cheddy	2	2419	Jan 17, 2019 by Tig
	Dacla and Asunaprevir (Preview) Not that in North America we have seen Dacla (a NS5A) and Asunaprevir (a NS3/4A) being used as a double, but in Japan they have made use of this double. Multiple Japanese studies have fairly recently been coming out about the prevalent use of this combo and various notes they are making about it. This st...	Canuck	0	1588	Dec 22, 2018 by Canuck
	HCV: Explained 2018 (Preview) I found this recent article on our favorite topic, HCV. I found it to be a good description of it and the many issues that accompany it. It’s easy to understand and could be a good tool for us to present when asked about the disease. See what you think. I give it a 9 out of 10... Everything You Need to Know: HCV...	Tig	0	2698	Dec 11, 2018 by Tig
	Shortening HCV Treatment Courses (Preview) From "Contagion Live - Infectious Diseases Today": ARTICLE Hepatitis C Treatment Time Could Be Cut in Half in Some Patients: A Proof of Concept Study NOV 14, 2018 \| EINAV KEET A personalized medicine technique may shorten the duration and reduce the cost of treatment for hepatitis C virus infecti...	Canuck	0	2391	Nov 24, 2018 by Canuck
	Organ Donors (Preview) http://time.com/4996657/heart-transplant-hepatitis-c/	dharmabum	5	2892	Nov 14, 2018 by Canuck
	AASLD/IDSA release updated HCV treatment guidelines (Preview) The AASLD and IDSA HCV Guidance Panel has released updated guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection, according to newly published data in Hepatology. You will note that they continue to recommend the use of 12 weeks of Sovaldi/Peg Interferon/Ribavirin in GT 3's that are able to...	Tig	1	3096	Nov 5, 2018 by Tig
	Liver Transplant Article (Preview) So, this article/take-home message, about the study (and the study itself) I found interesting - and, oh of course, they just had to study the costs savings! The part that was interesting to me was that group of liver transplant people who were studied and followed between 1998 and 2015, who WERE tole...	Canuck	0	1553	Oct 27, 2018 by Canuck
	A "new?" NS5A - "PP1-668" (Ravidasvir) (Preview) A relatively "new?" NS5A - (formerly called PP1-668), now named Ravidasvir. Well, it's news to me anyway. Out of Egypt (where there are many GT4's to trial it on), but reading other articles about it tonight, it IS being touted as pan, coupled with sof, with some impressive results, and more interest...	Canuck	11	11887	Oct 23, 2018 by Canuck
	2011 HCV Blog News (Preview) https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.com/2011/03/celebrities-with-hepatiti...	Canuck	0	1561	Sep 9, 2018 by Canuck
	Clinical Care Options: Tools for HCV Care (Preview) This slide set was published last year, but offers some interesting info for new and old members alike. I couldn’t locate it being brought here before and CCO is more often a physician only periodical most don’t have access to. It’s amazing to see the shear numbers affected by this disease globally an...	Tig	2	1955	Aug 26, 2018 by Tig
	SVR 24 Two Weeks After a Tripled Dose of Daclatasvir in an HCV Genotype 3 Patient (Preview) Thanks to the cultural mediator support, we explained to the patient the correct posology of each drug to take during the day consisting of 12 week SOF (400 mg daily) plus DCV (60 mg daily) regimen. He returned 13 days after for a programmed visit and we were surprised to learn that he had taken 3 pills o...	sleestak	3	2499	Jun 18, 2018 by Canuck
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