The current system of only screening risk groups for hepatitis B is failing a third of people living with the
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Fatty liver hepatitis is caused by auto-aggressive immune cells
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), often called ‘fatty liver hepatitis,’ can lead to serious liver damage and liver cancer. A team of
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3 win Nobel medicine award for discovering hepatitis C virus
Americans Harvey J. Alter and Charles M. Rice, and British-born scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine
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Tired all the time? The liver can be sick!
Fatigue and lack of concentration after the holidays: signs of liver disease The Easter holidays are coming up. Anyone who
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Study recommends reconsidering hepatitis A vaccination protocol to prevent a vaccine-resistant virus
Researchers of the University of Barcelona (UB) have used massive sequencing techniques with samples from patients to determine the evolution
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Many New Cancer Patients Unaware of Their Hepatitis Status
TUESDAY, Jan. 22, 2019 — A substantial proportion of patients with newly diagnosed cancer and concurrent hepatitis B virus (HBV)
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Over 2 Million Americans Have Hepatitis C; Opioids Help Drive Spread
TUESDAY, Nov. 6, 2018 — More than 2 million Americans have hepatitis C — and the opioid epidemic is a
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Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
STIs are sometimes called STDs, or sexually transmitted diseases. STIs include: Chlamydia Gonorrhea Hepatitis B Herpes HIV/AIDS Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
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Hepatitis B
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infects the liver. There’s a very effective vaccine that prevents HBV infection. The vaccine is usually
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