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Alan Franciscus

Founder of the Hepatitis C Support Project (HCSP) and the websites HCV Advocate and HBV Advocate.

As of August 13, 2019, our organization has been shut down. Additionally, the HCV Advocate website and our blog will be taken off-line.

Alan Franciscus discusses the problem of hepatitis C in American jails and prisons.

What we know and don’t know about hepatitis C in children.

The PROP UP study is evaluating patient-reported outcomes associated with the treatment of hepatitis C infection and benefits of viral cure.

Cryoglobulinemia is a blood disorder that is associated with hepatitis C

An explanation of pan-genotypic drugs used to treat hepatitis C.

An overview of clinical trials, the pluses and minuses of participating in a clinical study and information about how to find clinical trials....

This article explains about hepatitis C resistance associated variants (RAVs)

This article discusses the recently released data from Achillion, touching on various issues related to current treatment, such as drug-drug i...

This article discusses various aspects of cirrhosis, focusing on it’s relationship to hepatitis C

This article examines five myths that persist about hepatitis C.

This article discusses depression among people living with hepatitis C

A brief overview of outbreaks of acute hepatitis C in the U.S. in rural an urban areas.

An examination of data, and what some experts believe is a better estimate of the number of acute, chronic and annual deaths caused by...

Information about hepatitis C drugs that are in the pipeline

A review of hepatitis C treatment, focusing on pregnancy categories, antacids, and herbs