The Golden PhaetonMay 22, 201913 minThe Trouble with Veins: A Conversation with Marguerite...you’ve got hepatitis.'‘And the doctor was right,’ continued Marigold ‘The tests came back positive. Then he told me I was going to die.’
The Golden PhaetonApr 8, 20197 minA Man & His (Assistance) Dog: The Testimony of Azrael - Part OneInfected Again? Do not delay. And don’t be embarrassed. Health workers understand and are only too eager to help. Here’s an interview wit...
The Golden PhaetonApr 8, 201911 minA Man & His (Assistance) Dog: The Testimony of Azrael - Part TwoContinued from Part One) Anyway, back on track. When did you first get treated for your Hep C? ‘Well, I must admit, I did use my Hep C fo...
The Golden PhaetonApr 8, 201910 minA Thousand Picks & Hammers: Eliminating Hep C by Sheer DeterminationSome Last Words on the 11th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference I’ve mentioned that the big Hep C drug companies contributed signific...
The Golden PhaetonOct 3, 201810 minNo One Left Behind – Cunning Minds Bend the Generic into the Profound.A Reaction to the central theme of the 11th Australasian Viral Hepatitis Conference On a quick glance, No One Left Behind is not the most...
The Golden PhaetonAug 27, 20188 minHead-Spins, Hangovers and Hair-Raising Instruments: Some Personal Reactions to The 11th AustralasianThe first thing I should mention is the single most important thing about this gathering and others like it. Many conferences are strict ...
The Golden PhaetonJul 8, 20181 minHepalogue News – Australasian Viral Hepatitis ConferenceI know I’m not the most regular blogger out there, but I do have a few excuses for the occasional... gap. For a start, I do a lot of rese...
The Golden PhaetonJun 26, 20188 minState of The Virus - Big Pharma Goes Nuts over NASH. Plus: Pot, Zinc and Green TeaThe war against Hep C, that monster from the microrealms, is waged on many fronts - biochemical, behavioural, socio-political and more. O...
The Golden PhaetonJun 5, 20189 min The Missing Masses - 160,000-plus Australian ‘Ex-Users’ Still Have Hep C. How Will We Treat Them(NB: The statistics cited in this post are generally rounded down to the nearest 10,000. This is for safety and simplicity's sake, as eve...
The Golden PhaetonJan 16, 20188 minTelling Irony at the Heart – The Thoughts of Jenny KelsallA little while back, Harm Reduction Victoria held its Annual General Meeting for the 2016/17 financial year. Such events are typically ra...
The Golden PhaetonNov 27, 20176 minThe Post-Treatment Landscape - Glorious but with PitfallsDAAs have been around for long enough now for us to get a decent view of the post-treatment landscape. There’ve been some very positive f...
The Golden PhaetonNov 14, 20174 min Safe At Last - But With Conditions.Melbourne's new safe injecting room is great news - but establishment stigma won't be suppressed. If you’ve been reading this blog, you m...
The Golden PhaetonOct 17, 20177 min The Blood Brain Barrier - Is Blood Testing a Treatment Deterrent?Who on god's green earth would deliberately forsake cheap, effective, side-effect free treatment for a chronic, potentially fatal disease...
The Golden PhaetonSep 20, 20176 minThe Persistence of StigmaWho knows if the stain of stigma will ever be erased from the practice of recreational drug use. Probably not. At least not while it’s il...
The Golden PhaetonAug 8, 20174 minPoisoning the Well - A Wash-up on the Cochrane Debacle.The Cochrane Collaboration is an independent, international group which performs systematic reviews of medical trials to eliminate bias a...
The Golden PhaetonJul 4, 20173 min Liver Tonic! Your Chance to Celebrate an Outstanding Year on World Hepatitis Day.World Hepatitis Day 2017 is looming. Last year at this time there were all manner of hopes and expectations around the new hep C treatmen...
The Golden PhaetonMay 25, 201714 minNeuroplasticity and The Liver Cleansing Bible: The Tale of Antoinette ZieglerMonth by month, the various scattered parts of my life seem to be gathering into a recognisable whole. I'm not happy today, but at least ...