Maya Yoshida-CervantesThe introduction of Hepatitis C Direct Acting Agents (DAA’s) has significantly altered the treatment paradigm. The combination of improved sustained viral response (SVR) rates, minimal…
End Hep C SFNASTAD Highlights End Hep C SF In Their Chair’s Challenge
One autumn day I brought my children to work with me in the Tenderloin. We took the 38R down O’Farrell and jumped off between Jones…
Hepatitis C is a chronic condition for which a cure exists, but at a cost that is so high it often creates barriers to…
Jessica NaugleThe Street Medicine component of the San Francisco Department of Public Health is a small team of providers and nurses who provide healthcare for people…
EndHepC SF on the Front Page of the SF Chronicle! Date: February 20, 2017 Read the article here.
In 2007, when I joined the staff at the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) to coordinate HIV testing and prevention services in drug…
Jess LinTrans women have 49 times the odds of being HIV-positive than other adults, bearing a greater burden than any population in the world.[i] Access to…
Paulette WaltonOTOP located at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital is a highly respected and highly coveted safe environment, which our clients cherish and look to for…
Orlando ChavezI am a textbook baby boomer from the swinging sixties. I contracted hepatitis B in 1969 and odds are that that was when I also…
On July 28th, 2016, San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) Director Barbara Garcia stood at a podium on the steps of San Francisco City…
World Hepatitis Day News Segment on KTVU
This week my patient died from a curable, preventable disease. I met John, a 61-year-old man when came to me for hepatitis C treatment. John…
What a great #WorldHepatitisDay with committed advocates working to create a San Francisco with #NOhep. Thank you to our partners Prevent Cancer Foundation and San…