Hepatitis, a widespread global infection, is often shrouded in misinformation and myths. Many mistakenly believe it can be transmitted through everyday interactions like sharing utensils, hugging, or ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with hepatitis C two years ago. Our family hopes to destigmatize the condition and encourage others to get tested. What causes hepatitis C? How can it be ...

A small, new study from Israel describes a potential link between liver injury in children and long COVID. But it also highlights how much we still don't know about the ongoing mystery hepatitis ...

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 ...

July 18, 2012 — Individuals who have chronic hepatitis C (HCV) infections, with detectable serum HCV RNA, have a significantly higher risk of dying from liver and non–liver related diseases compared ...

Blood-borne virus causes cirrhosis and liver cancer More than 70 million afflicted and 400,000 die each year Work allowed blood to be screened and treatment to be developed WHO leading drive to ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver (Photo: Shutterstock) Hepatitis is a liver ...

In 1989, Prof. Charles M. Rice, virology, undertook the project of developing a treatment for hepatitis C based on the vaccine that was successful in combating yellow fever. Despite similarities in ...

There's a new drug regimen being touted as a potential cure for a dangerous liver virus that causes hepatitis C. But it costs $84,000 -- or $1,000 a pill. And that price tag is prompting outrage from ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My brother was diagnosed with hepatitis C two years ago. Our family hopes to destigmatize the condition and encourage others to get tested. What causes hepatitis C? How can it be ...