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Pittsburgh Couple Sue Hospital Over Hepatitis C-Infected Kidney TransplantHuffington PostA Pittsburgh couple has sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center over a botched transplant involving a hepatitis C-infected kidney. Yocabet, who has diabetes and diabetes-related kidney disease, received a kidney from his life partner ...See all stories on this topic »

GRAMMY® Winner Cole to Spotlight Hepatitis C Campaign at National ...MarketWatch (press release)21, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Singer heads to nation's capital to encourage patient-physician discussion on public health initiative GRAMMY® winner Cole, who was diagnosed with chronic hepatitis C in 2008, will meet with leading patient ...See all stories on this topic »

New Treatment for Hepatitis C Helps Boost Cure RateMarketWatch (press release)HOUSTON, Sep 20, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Methodist Hospital in Houston is excited to share significant news for patients who need treatment for hepatitis C genotype 1, a viral infection that causes liver inflammation that can lead to diminished ...See all stories on this topic »

Hep C victims protest at Bartolucci's officeThe Sudbury StarIt wasn't until 2001 that he was diagnosed with hepatitis C. "My family doctor sent me for tests. He came back with tears in his eyes. He said, 'Ernie, you have hep C. Do you use drugs?' (I said) no.'" Then his doctor asked if he'd ever had a blood ...See all stories on this topic »

The Hepatitis C Race Is On: MRK, VRTX, VRUS, ACHN, PFE, IDIXSmall Cap NetworkBy E. Brumley The race for an effective hepatitis C treatment may not be as high-profile as, say efforts to find a cure for cancer or HIV. It's a bigger market than most may imagine though, judging from the number of companies doing R & D in the ...See all stories on this topic »

Hep C patients fighting for recognitionNorthernLife.caThree citizens who have Hepatitis C held a demonstration in front of Sudbury Liberal incumbent Rick Bartolucci's office Sept. 21. They are members of the group Pre 86 Post 91, and are seeking compensation from the province. ...See all stories on this topic »

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J & J/Vertex' hep C treatment Incivo gets EU approvalPharma Times & and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are celebrating after regulators in Europe gave the green light to the firms' hepatitis C drug Incivo. The European Commission has approved Incivo (telaprevir), a direct-acting antiviral protease inhibitor, ...See all stories on this topic »

CDC Calls for Improved Transplant ScreeningWall Street JournalBy LAURA LANDRO The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday issued new draft guidelines recommending that all organ donors be screened with the most sensitive test for infections including HIV and the hepatitis C and B viruses. ...See all stories on this topic »

Judge orders Teva to honor Baxter deal in hep C litigationFiercePharmaScore one for Baxter International ($BAX) in the ongoing saga of a hepatitis outbreak in Nevada. The outbreak has been linked to tainted vials of propofol, an anaesthetic made by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries ($TEVA) and distributed by Baxter--and it ...See all stories on this topic »

Couple sues hospital after he gets her infected kidneymsnbc.comDoctors transplanted a kidney from Mecannic into Yocabet, her longtime companion, despite a test that showed she was infected with hepatitis C. She said she's devastated at the thought she unknowingly gave him a potentially deadly liver infection. ...See all stories on this topic »

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