England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show. Initiatives including A&E blood tests, GP registration testing and free at-home tests have helped to find people who were previously undiagn...
‘Data are sobering’: Antiviral prescriptions for HCV drop by nearly 66% since 2015Never thought things would take this turn. Treatment is so worth the effort. LINK HERE
The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and Infectious Diseases Society of America have updated guidance on treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus, which the authors hope will give clinicians and patients more flexibility. LINK
The world has all the effective vaccines and treatments it needs to eliminate hepatitis as a public health threat. But these cannot be used if people are unable to get tested. By taking part in World Hepatitis Testing Week, everyone can help make hepatitis testing a global priority. https://hepte...
This is a very interesting article, and I recommend reviewing it. Using directed ultrasound has been around, but this is a new approach that has been FDA and NHS approved, albeit limited. Nonetheless, it’s application in liver cancers is great news! High Frequency Ultrasound Cancer Tx
I was a gleeful recipient of the affordable care act. Even though it was like pulling teeth to get it set up, when my insurance was finally in place I had the opportunity to be rid of my DRAGON. Had tried for years but because I had no insurance, medical patients were the last to get help. You had to be stage 4...
This is an interesting finding that all of us living with chronic liver disease should find interesting. I find the impact on cirrhosis and rates of HCC very impressive. Statins and Liver Disease
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Tig!!! I'm so happy to see you're still around and kicking! I just submitted a new membership request because I couldn't for the life of me remember my login info or even what email I had used, that's how long it's been. But then I figure it out, so you can ignore that request! I heard about the passing thi...
Hello brothers and sisters. As a survivor of hep-c Triple Therapy way back in 2013 you will have to forgive me for being a tad hesitant on rushing in for my Covid-19 vaccine. Mind you, my doctor may be a little pissed if I say "I'd like to wait please" lol. I flash back to those days when I hear of a possible cu...
There seems to be a lot of articles available now, so I thought a section to add miscellaneous items we find across the web, might be useful. Feel free to add information that is accurate and helpful for those seeking it. Always credit the source. Thanks! Drugs. com Hep C News
Do you want to help researchers find better treatments and cures for liver diseases? The American Liver Foundation Patient Registry will help provide researchers with a better understanding of liver diseases, the impact of current treatments, and how your liver disease affects YOU! It was cr...
Hi All, I cleared sometime back now and have been getting on with life. I had some very good news 4 years ago when both my platelets and fibroscan result were all normal. However, I had some bloods completed recently and my platelets have dropped down to 127 and my B12 levels are 1028. ALT is 29, last time i...
The forum has been changed to a free status. The funding has run out, and before the decision is made to delete it, I thought I would explore this first. Thanks to all of you for everything! Tig, Forum Administrator PS: This will be in effect as soon as Sparklit makes the changes to our account. There may b...
Well, you may not know me, but I know you all, and I wanna thank you for the information and attitude that's helped me through the last 6 weeks as I've peeked inside your forum... You guys educated me, eased my mind and answered questions I didn't know enough to ask... Got good news today on my 4 week bloods...
In all my surfing around the web, seems I ran into an article about the Pfizer covid vax having some cured cases of hep C reactivating. Is this true? I right now cannot re-find the article but will bring it here if I do find it. This is frightening, reactivation has always been my biggest fear, like I want...
Still HepC free, no Covid, so far, life has been different, going to be 70 years old next month. Life is good! Hope everyone is getting well, or staying that way. Lamont
Hey everyone, Ive had hep c 1A for 12 years. I currently have fibro, I work a very physical job 14 hours a day. Four kids. Iam 35, iam here because I need advice about epclusa, Ive read good things and bad things, getting cancer post treatment is what scares me the most! In my blood work I have the hep b antib...
Hi guys, Just checking in. 9 years post SVR. All good. Still have 6 monthly liver ultrasounds to check for HCC. LFT's remain normal and my Fibroscan is 5 which shows considerable regression of my cirrhosis. Good luck to all on treatment. Mlcolm
Hello everyone...ok first post.I like some others was told I had Hep B & my body had cleared it. Years later when pregnant with my son again told the same thing that I had had Hep B. In 2003 I had a Hep C test the first & it was positive. Family were sick so I just put it on the back burner. I must hav...
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