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HCV news Nov 23, 2014

 HCV News Week Ending 11/23/14 Early access no cure-all for HepC 'It is not often we hear the word 'cure' mentioned in the development of a new class of drug, but the direct-acting antiviral (DAAs) agents for people with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) have that exact potential. Indeed, this revolution in treatment could mean…
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02/24/15 – Hepatitis C Train The Trainer

Map and Directions Description: When: 02/24/2015 9:00am to 2:00pm Where: Topka DCF Learning Center – 2600 SW East Circle Drive South Room C -- Topeka, Kansas 66606 Presenter: Bruce Burkett – Executive Director & Founder Hep C Alliance, Inc. Registration Fee: $00.00 Includes, Lunch & Materials Click Here To View Flyer Subjects Include: The Liver Hepatitis C Transmission and Prevention…
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12/5/14 – Hepatitis C Train The Trainer

December 5, 2014 - December 5, 2014 601 Business Loop 70 Map and Directions Description: When: 12/5/2014 9:00am to 4:00pm Where: Parkade Plaza – 600 Business Loop 70 – Columbia, MO 65203 Presenter: Bruce Burkett – Executive Director & Founder Hep C Alliance, Inc. Registration Fee: $30.00 Includes, Lunch & Materials Click Here To View Flyer Subjects Include: The Liver…
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HCV News Nov 2014

 HCV News Week Ending 11/16/14 Medicaid patients denied new hepatitis C cures 'Revolutionary new drugs are curing hepatitis C, halting a disease that can corrode the liver to the point of cirrhosis, cancer and death. But state restrictions on who can get the costly drugs are keeping them out of reach for some of the…
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Hepatitis organizations

Hepatitis organizations California Hepatitis Alliance * Center for Health Improvement 1330 21 Street, Suite 100 Sacramento, California 95811 Phone: 916-930-9200 Internet address: www.calhep.org The California Hepatitis Alliance (CalHEP) seeks to reduce the scope and consequences of the hepatitis B and C epidemics, which disproportionately affect California’s ethnic communities and the socioeconomically underserved. Committed to culturally…
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Our History

Bruce Burkett, Executive Director, founded the HepCAlliance, (formerly Missouri Hepatitis C Alliance (MoHepC) in 1999. He had just been cured of the disease after completing his 5th course of treatment in the same year. Originally an all-volunteer organization, HepCAlliance has grown from one support group in Columbia, Missouri to providing free testing and education across…
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