No specific treatment is available for hepatitis A right now. Some people may recover within 6 months, but others can develop fulminant hepatitis, which often requires a liver transplant.
Hepatitis B may cause cirrhosis from ongoing liver inflammation, which can lead to scar tissue forming on your liver over time. Hepatitis B is a liver infection that occurs from the hepatitis B ...
NEW YORK — New U.S. hepatitis C infections dropped slightly in 2022, a surprising improvement after more than a decade of steady increases, federal health officials said Wednesday. Experts are ...
A colorized electron microscope image of a hepatitis C virion. (Maria Teresa Catanese, Charles M. Rice/Rockefeller University, NIAID/AP/AP) More than 6,000 people a day are infected with viral ...
Context: Autoimmune hepatitis has diverse features that can delay its diagnosis and the institution of potentially lifesaving corticosteroid therapy. Objective: Review the clinical, laboratory ...
That’s definitely the case with hepatitis C, an infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). First, one key thing to remember: Hepatitis C is a disease that’s actually curable.
England could become the first country in the world to eliminate hepatitis C as a public health threat, NHS officials have said. Investment in rapid-testing technology and an extension of a ...
By Ted Alcorn In the 10 years since the drugmaker Gilead debuted a revolutionary treatment for hepatitis C, a wave of new therapies have been used to cure millions of people around the world of ...
It comes as no surprise that Pakistan leads the world in viral Hepatitis C infections. In 2016, the WHO pledged to eradicate hepatitis C virus as part of the 2030 Strategy. However, the condition ...
The diagnostic gold standard for hepatitis A is the detection of anti-hepatitis A virus (HAV) IgM antibodies and the determination of total anti-HAV by enzyme immunoassay. However, detection of ...
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan says Pakistan remains steadfast in its dedication to addressing ...
LAHORE: An alarming report from the World Hea­lth Organisa­tion (WHO) indicates that Pakistan had the highest number of viral hepatitis C infections in the world, around 8.8 million, and ...