Infection risk is elevated around the time of cirrhosis diagnosis vs years prior, with the elevated risk persisting post-diagnosis; the risk is notably higher in patients with decompensated cirrhosis.

Chronic hepatitis D coinfection affects an estimated 12 million people globally, with higher prevalence in low-income and middle-income countries, especially the African and Western Pacific regions.

Your liver works tirelessly every day, filtering toxins and supporting countless bodily functions. Yet certain infections can invade this vital organ and remain completely undetected for years or even ...

A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about ...

To enhance your beauty, you likely visit a beauty parlor every month. Eyebrow plucking and threading are among the most common procedures performed at these parlors; however, could these practices ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has multiple genotypes of which genotype 1 is the most common in the United States. Cirrhosis does not develop in all patients infected with HCV. Elevated serum ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The functions of the liver, which is the body's largest internal organ, include "processing nutrients, medications and hormones; ...

Hepatitis B is one of the most widespread viral infections in the world, with hundreds of millions of people living with it today. Caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), this condition primarily ...

Chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) coinfection in people with chronic hepatitis B is associated with rapid progression to liver cirrhosis and high mortality. In 2020, the estimated global HDV burden ...

Before Michelle Trachtenberg's February 2025 death, fans of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress were concerned about her health. Though her cause of death has yet to be confirmed, the former ...