News from the SIBF - Scottish Infected Blood Forum

25th February 2017

Studies stating increased mortality from hepatic and extrahepatic disease caused by chronic Hep C Infection

On 14 June last year, the European Haemophilia Consortium (EHC) held a Round Table of Stakeholders on ‘Hepatitis C.’ Two very important and timely topics were […]

24th February 2017

SIBF Update from Convener John Rice

Dear Members, I’d like to introduce myself, my name is John Rice and my wife has suffered with Hep C for many years. This is how […]

18th May 2016

PIP/DLA/ESA – The Benefits Minefield

One of the most common topics for discussion between SIBF members is the complex and worrying issue of benefits. This is certainly the case during the […]

18th May 2016

Hillsborough parallels – modelling ‘establishment’ cover-ups?

Living in a democracy – an apparently open society – with elected representatives put in place to carry out the will of the people, you would […]

28th April 2016

Side effects of Interferon

Much of our recent research has focussed around the side-effects of past and current medications that have been offered to treat Hepatitis C of people with […]

27th April 2016

Penrose – Transfusions – Estimates of Numbers Infected with HCV 1970 to 1991

The Penrose Inquiry generated a large quantity of data. Here we extract and illustrate the estimated numbers of people infected with Hepatitis C from 1970 to […]

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