Health department team deployed in Haryana village after 4 deaths due to hepatitis B
More than 400 people have been screened for symptoms in Chhainsa village in Hathin sub-division in Palwal district, officials said ...
Tag: Hepatitis
All you need to know about: Hepatitis A
Hepatitis A is a liver disease caused by the Hepatitis A virus. It is a a contagious infection, and spreads ...
‘They’ve Just Gotten It Wrong’: Vaccine Shift Raises Fears of Hepatitis A, B Surges
(MedPage Today) -- After plunging over the past several decades, hepatitis A and B rates could climb again now that ...
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2020: Discovery of Hepatitis C virus
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is being awarded jointly to Harvey J. Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles ...
Kidneys infected with hepatitis C can be safely transplanted into healthy recipients
Kidneys from deceased donors with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can be safely transplanted into noninfected recipients when a regimen ...
More patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis receiving liver transplants
Increasingly, liver transplant centers are changing a long-standing practice of delaying potentially life-saving liver transplantation for patients with severe alcoholic ...
One year posttransplant, recipients of hepatitis C kidneys disease-free
In a small study, doctors have successfully transplanted 10 hepatitis C-infected kidneys into patients without hepatitis C and prevented the ...
Hepatitis B and C could be eliminated as public health problems in US
It is possible to end the transmission of hepatitis B and C and prevent further sickness and deaths from the ...
New Therapies Sought For Alcoholic Hepatitis
A new study finds the use of the drug therapy etanercept ineffective in treating alcoholic hepatitis, an acute inflammation of ...
Researchers Develop New Treatment For Hepatitis B And C As Nation Anticipates Surge In Number Of Cases
Scientists are studying new treatments to combat two viruses that cause chronic liver inflammation, can have catastrophic consequences, and are ...