Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a small DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. If someone has this infection for a long time, it can lead to ...

World Hepatitis Day is observed each year on 28 July to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, an inflammation of the liver that causes severe liver disease and liver cancer. This year’s theme is ...

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 ...

Fatty liver sounds harmless. But it isn’t. It’s a condition where excess fat builds up in the liver, and over time, it can ...

Fatty liver disease is not restricted to adults, and its incidence in children and adolescents is continuously increasing.

Hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus are both sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, they are not the same and develop due to different viruses. STIs spread from one person to another ...

IF you think you’re overworked, consider your liver. Roughly the size and shape of a football and located in your upper right ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois public health officials are looking into three potential cases of a rare outbreak of hepatitis, possibly linked to adenovirus, in young children. The Illinois Dept. of Public ...

Explore the critical connection between alcohol consumption, liver cirrhosis, and the urgent need for early intervention and ...