Hepatitis doesn’t always announce itself. While hepatitis A often comes on abruptly, as with a bad stomach bug, most cases of ...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), globally, 50 million people have chronic hepatitis C, with around one million new infections happening every year. Marc Kennedy, MD, a specialist in ...
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 ...
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 ...
Mental health conditions are common among veterans and may play a larger role than previously recognized in raising liver ...
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 ...
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 ...
The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in ...
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 ...