Hepatitis D: This virus is a bit of a freeloader - it can only infect you if you already have hepatitis B. It's like that friend who crashes on your couch and never leaves, making your hepatitis B ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...

Hepatitis is contagious. It is an inflammation of the liver that results from a virus. There are five types of viral hepatitis, and all are contagious, although they can spread in different ways.

Hepatitis is a widespread infection across the globe, yet it’s often surrounded by misinformation and myths. Many people mistakenly believe that hepatitis can be transmitted through everyday ...

Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests. Researchers at the ...

Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver caused by viruses, alcohol, toxins, drugs and chemicals. Viral hepatitis (caused by the Hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, or G virus ...

As we mark World Hepatitis Day, WHO calls on governments and partners to urgently accelerate efforts to eliminate viral hepatitis as a public health threat and reduce liver cancer deaths. Every 30 ...

A slew of acute hepatitis cases among children in the US and UK have public health officials searching for the cause. The World Health Organization has identified 74 cases of severe, acute hepatitis – ...

Without efforts to address some causes, including alcohol use and metabolic issues, the researchers warn that cases could nearly double by 2050. By Nina Agrawal Liver cancer kills more than 700,000 ...