1. EVENTS
6th Canadian Symposium on HCV
Canadian Network on Hepatitis C
March 3, 2017
Banff, AB
CAHN Education Day 2017
Canadian Association of Hepatology Nurses
March 3 to 5, 2017
Banff, AB
25th Harm Reduction International Conference
Harm Reduction International
May 14 to 17, 2017
Montréal, QC
HEP C NEWS HEADLINES
GLOBAL REPORT ON ACCESS TO HEPATITIS C TREATMENT
World Health Organization (WHO) released its global report on access to
hepatitis C treatment in low and middle-income countries. Here is the
report and press release:
https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.ca/2016/10/global-report-on-
access-to-hepatitis-c.html
Side Effects Still Exist With Direct Acting Anti-Viral’s (DAA’S)
https://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.ca/2016/10/side-effects-hcv-
current-daa-therapies.html
Could Irish Women be Immune to the Hep C Virus? Find out
here:
http://www.hcplive.com/medical-news/study-underway-on-irish-
women-seemingly-immune-to-hepatitis-c
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Did you know?
Mickey Mantle, Steven
Tyler, Evel Knievel,
Natalie Cole, Pamela
Anderson, Naomi Judd,
Natasha Lyonne, Greg
Allman, David Crosby,
Larry Hagman and
“Superstar “Billy
Graham all have/had
Hepatitis C?
http://www.webmd.com/
hepatitis/ss/slideshow-
famous-faces-with-hep-c
New
Developments in
Hep C
Hep C giant,
Gilead announced
on November 2
that they plan to
take a move away
from Hepatitis C
research and focus
on other
indications. Will
this move allow
other
pharmaceutical
companies to have
more lucrative
profits? Find out
more here:
https://hepatitiscn
ewdrugs.blogspot.
ca/2016/11/gileads-
q3-bombshell-no-
more-
hepatitis.html
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December, 2016
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Hep C News Issue 13 December, 2016