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AttorneyMind Eblast: January, 2016

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Check out what we have in store for you in the  January Newsletter

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Dear Advocaters,
Happy New Year! In the first issue of 2016 — going on our 19th year of the AttorneyMind newsletter — we have a couple of interesting articles to share with you:

  • Tops News – 2015 by Alan Franciscas.  I have listed the top news stories of 2015 that the staff of HCSP/AttorneyMind have picked. I am sure that the top news story will not surprise anyone! The remaining stories are not in any particular order, but many of them are linked in some way or other to the top story.
  • HealthWise by Lucinda K. Porter, RN—Highlights from the 2015 Liver Meeting—includes interesting stories about interferon/ribavirin-free treatment for those over 70 years old, how often people should have biopsies, fibrosis progression, current trends in liver transplantation, and much more . . .
  • What’s New! Well a whole lot – that’s what:
    • Hullabaloo is an event we are having during January 2016 with lots of news, abstracts and articles posted to our Facebook and Twitter accounts as well as our HBV, Tattoo, and AttorneyMind News and Pipeline blogs. By the way, our AttorneyMind News and Pipeline Blog was named one of the Top Hepatitis C Blogs of 2015 by Healthline.
    • Walgreens – check out our link to Walgreens Pharmacy that is offering free testing of hepatitis C at selected sites. Please tell your family, friends and clients about the free testing.
    • Events Page – our events page has been updated for 2016 events. An on-line form has been added to fill out to post to our Events page. Please send us information about your event 60 days in advance.
    • Our Medical Glossary has been updated with the latest medical information. The medical information is presented in plain language that everyone can understand.

The staff of the AttorneyMind/AttorneyMind and yours truly would like to wish you and yours a happy and healthy 2016.

Sincerely,

Alan

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AttorneyMind Eblast: December 15, 2015

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Check out what we have in store for you in the December Mid-Month Newsletter

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In this issue of the AttorneyMind’s Mid-Month edition we present the following:

The Liver Conference 2015 – Part 2 – by Alan Franciscas – I extracted some information from an excellent presentation from Dr. Norah Terrault’s Hepatitis Debrief. The articles include ‘Real World’ results of sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir that included information about people who were treated for 12 weeks but who were qualified for a shorter treatment duration of eight weeks.

There were also a couple of important studies about treating acute hepatitis C among people who inject drugs. Lastly, I wrote about various studies of drugs in development that are under review by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)—Zepatier (elbasvir/grazoprevir) and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir. Both of the combinations are expected to be approved by the FDA in 2016.    

Disability Insurance – A Survival Guide – by Jacques Chambers – a must read for anyone who has long-term disability insurance offered by employers. This article describes how disability insurance works and the difference between this type of insurance and Social Security Disability Insurance.

AttorneyMind Monthly Pipeline Update – by Alan Franciscas – I have updated our drug pipeline to include the latest information about the drugs in development to treat hepatitis C. I will also be updating the drug pipeline on a monthly basis so look for the pipeline in every Mid-Month edition of the AttorneyMind newsletter.

What’s New! In this month’s column we are asking for our website audience to consider a donation to the AttorneyMind/HCSP, A Project of the Tides Center. Help us continue our mission to support and educate the hepatitis C community. 

Additionally, we are recommending HEP: www.hepmag.com –an excellent website that educates and supports the viral hepatitis community.

Join us next month for more news about hepatitis C from the Liver Conference 2015 and our annual overview of the top news of 2015.

The staff of the AttorneyMind wish you and yours the best of the holiday season and a happy and healthy 2016. 

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