Tag Archives: HCV

Veteran Choice Card recent headlines and updates

Posted on February 15, 2015 by Laura

A new controversy is brewing about the allocation of these choice funds since use as been light. On the other hand, my Marine just got his card. I think we should keep an open mind to see what Sec. McDonald … Continue reading →

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Supporting the One and Only safe injection campaign

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Laura

The CDC’s “One and Only One” safe injection campaign is accepted by public health professionals globally but the desire for a safe jet injection needless device are still very much desired by many as a means to prevent accidental needlesticks … Continue reading →

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ILP–MR. BOYD, WON’T YOU GRANT ME MY I-L-P

Posted on January 19, 2015 by asknod

I must make amends to Janis when (and if) I ever get to Heaven. As some know, a big part of my Writ is to provoke what the Veterans Rehabilitation and Education arm of VA has been avoiding for three and a half … Continue reading →

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VHA– HARVONI HAS ARRIVED

Posted on January 15, 2015 by asknod

Just in time for the almost-gone stage 4 (Metavir) Heppers of my era, the VA is apparently snapping up Harvoni at $867 a pill. That’s down from the official price charged Multicare and Franciscan of $1187.00 each. The best news … Continue reading →

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CAVC– BIRTH OF A WRIT ACT II SCENE 2-THE EAGLE HAS LANDED

Posted on January 15, 2015 by asknod

This morning I discovered the CAVC finally outfitted me with a docket number. This will make it easier to observe in real time for all of you just itching to learn the ins and outs of Filing an Extraordinary Writ. Issuance of … Continue reading →

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BVA–LAST 2014 DECISIONS POSTED

Posted on January 14, 2015 by asknod

Well, good to see there were only 1006 more than the last, positively, no more end of the year, last minute rocket dockets from hold back files. And VA did it smartly within a two week period of the New … Continue reading →

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CAVC– BIRTH OF A WRIT– ACT I, SCENE 2 FAIR IS FOUL

Posted on January 6, 2015 by asknod

Remember that lovely scene in Act 4 S 1? Allow me to transpose it back to Act 1, Scene 2 . The Writ is born and airborne. But the effort and the pace for the last two weeks since the … Continue reading →

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2014 treatment guidance to VA providers of patients with extra-hepatic HCV disorders

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Laura

Providers are told that in cases where there is no “significant extra-hepatic disease” treatment can be deferred. But they are told NOT to delay treatment, even with mild liver disease, when these are present (Table 12–scroll down). These are the … Continue reading →

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The head-to-toe “groom me” Asian street phenomenon

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Laura

HBV, vaccine but no cure; HCV, no vaccine, possible cures. Both can be transmitted during pedicures and other personal care activities. In Asia, open-air barbers and pedicurists still ply their trades the old-fashioned unsterile way. Helen Tryell of Hepatitis Australia, … Continue reading →

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Prejudicial Title: The Vietnam drug user returns; final report, September 1973

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Laura

To the best of my knowledge, Vietnam veterans have been the victims of the largest outbreak of HCV in the United States to date. The largest cohort was born in 1954. We know that there are many transmission routes in … Continue reading →