When most people think about liver disease, they think about alcohol or hepatitis. What many don’t realize is that the most common cause of chronic liver disease in the United States today has nothing ...

Chronic hepatitis B is a viral disease that affects the liver and greatly increases the risks of liver cirrhosis and ...

A research team from Bochum and Hannover shows that the hepatitis E virus also attacks organs other than the liver. The hepatitis E virus (HEV) causes severe liver inflammation. A research team from ...

Autoimmune hepatitis quietly damages the liver for years before symptoms appear; specialists in Kenya warn of late diagnoses and urge early medical checks. [File, Standard] When people think about ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) released landmark Consolidated guidance and implementation handbook on hepatitis B and C, to support countries to expand prevention, testing, treatment, ...

With NIH funding, the group will pursue research and patient care approaches for a disease that affects more than 250 million people around the globe ...

Hepatitis B medication includes antiviral drugs, while the hepatitis B vaccine and shots help prevent infection and reduce serious liver complications. The post Hepatitis B Medication appeared first ...

James Kang moved to Milpitas from South Korea in his early 20s with his parents and younger sibling, to a diverse community that included Korean churches, grocers, restaurants, media and traditional ...

Hepatitis B is one of the most widespread viral infections in the world, with hundreds of millions of people living with it today. Caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), this condition primarily ...

Sean Holland began drinking at 18 and was consuming up to three litres of vodka daily by 23, leading to alcoholic hepatitis, ...

Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a complex, chronic inflammatory liver disorder in which the body's immune system aberrantly targets hepatocytes, leading to progressive hepatic injury. Characterised by ...