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Weekly Special Topics – Previous

Patient Assistance Programs

Patient assistance programs are available to help patients with receiving medications – check it out

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A Guide to Living with Hepatitis C

The guide provides health tip for people with HCV

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Sleep

Sleep in one of the most important components of health.

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Nutrition and HCV

Learn about the many benefits of meditation

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Meditation

Learn about the many benefits of meditation

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Hand Washing: A Primer

Start the year off to prevent illness with hand washing

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Reporting Drug Side Effects

The FDA wants YOU to report serious side effects. This fact sheet lists the steps to do this.

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Off-label Drug Use

You may be surprised that a drug you are taking is not FDA approved for treating it. Learn more . . .

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Treatment Response Terms

Learn the response terms before, during and after treatment

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Adherence to HCV Therapy

Taking every pill sounds easy but it is more difficult than you think. This fact sheet offers some helpful tips

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Tattoos

Thinking of getting a tattoo? Visit our tattoo page to learn about safety and ideas.

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Sjogren’s Sydrome

Sjogren’s affects up to 4 million Americans. Learn about this disease that affects people with HCV.

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Coping with Depression and HCV

Depression is an illness that can be treated. Learn more.

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Infective Endocarditis

Infective endocarditis is a serious health threat to people who inject drugs

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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

This disease occurs in a minority of people with HCV and after a long period of HCV infection.

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Essential Cryoglobulinemic Vasculitis

This is an uncommon condition in people with HCV but a very serious one.

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An Overview of Extrahepatic Manifestations

HCV isn’t just a liver disease – learn about some of the other conditions that HCV causes

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A Guide to HIV and HCV Coinfection

The guide explains  HIV/HCV coinfection with an emphasis on hepatitis C infection

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Hepatitis C in Children

Check out our informative fact sheet on children and HCV

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