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Friday, July 20, 2018
News Recap:
Zepatier Plus Sovaldi Beats Hep C in Those with Cirrhosis and Genotype 3. Merck’s Zepatier (grazoprevir/elbasvir) plus Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi (sofosbuvir), with or without ribavirin, cured HCV genotype 3 at high rates in a recent trial. The results were published in Hepatology.
Dirty Ottawa clinic equipment may have affected 4,600 patients. Thousands of people who underwent minor surgery at a west Ottawa medical clinic were at a higher risk of infection due to improperly cleaned medical equipment over the last 15 years, health officials say.