2014 Viral Hepatitis Year-in-Review and Looking to 2015
By Ronald Valdiserri, M.D., M.P.H., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Infectious Diseases, and Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
2014 has been a year of both opportunities and challenges in the fight against viral hepatitis. In May, the World Health Assembly passed a new resolution [PDF 151 KB] on viral hepatitis, urging member states to develop and implement coordinated, national strategies for preventing, diagnosing and treating viral hepatitis. Our nation’s own comprehensive viral hepatitis strategy, the Action Plan for the Prevention, Care, and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis (Action Plan) [PDF 2 MB] was updated for three more years (2014-2016) and released in April 2014—extending our national commitment to the original 2011 goal of combating the silent epidemic of viral hepatitis. Also of consequence, the full implementation of the Affordable Care Act at the start of the year paved the way for unprecedented access to medical care and opened doors for increased screening, diagnosis, and treatment of viral hepatitis, as well as vaccination against hepatitis A (HAV) and hepatitis B (HBV).
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This blog is all about current FDA approved drugs to treat the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with a focus on treating HCV according to genotype, using information extracted from peer-reviewed journals, liver meetings/conferences, and interactive learning activities.
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- Newly Diagnosed With Hep C? Or Considering Treatment?
- All FDA Approved Drugs To Treat Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Genotypes and Treatment
- Mavyret (glecaprevir/pibrentasvir)
- Vosevi (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir)
- Epclusa® (Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir)
- Harvoni® (Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir)
- VIEKIRA XR/VIEKIRA Pak
- Zepatier(Elbasvir/Grazoprevir)
- Cure - Achieving sustained virologic response (SVR) in hepatitis C
- HCV Liver Fibrosis
- FibroScan® Understanding The Results
- HCV Cirrhosis
- Staging Cirrhosis
- HCV Liver Cancer
- Risk Of Developing Liver Cancer After HCV Treatment
- Treating Elderly HCV Patients
- Fatty Liver Disease: NAFLD/NASH
- Current research articles on ailments that may be related to HCV
- Is There A Natural Way To Improve Liver Fibrosis?
- Can Food Or Herbs Interact With Conventional Medical Treatments?
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HELP You cannot even get the medicine It cost toooooo much....
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