In a new clinical practice guideline, the AGA provided evidence-based recommendations for either antiviral prophylaxis or continued surveillance to manage hepatitis B virus reactivation in patients ...

According to data released by the World Health Organization, an estimated 325 million people worldwide are living with ...

Researchers update clinical practice guidelines for how to prevent and monitor hepatitis B virus reactivation.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to brelovitug (BJT-778) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta (CHD).

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has unveiled an updated clinical practice guideline in Gastroenterology ...

T. Jake Liang describes how meeting a patient with fulminant hepatitis led to a collaboration that resulted in the first infectious clone of hepatitis C virus.

Hepatitis C can be transmitted when blood that carries the virus comes into contact with the blood of someone who does not have the virus. This can occur if people share needles or personal care ...

Hepatitis and cirrhosis are both diseases that affect the liver. Since hepatitis and cirrhosis are in many ways on a continuum of disease, the symptoms may be very similar. However, there are a ...

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) antibody (AB) total test identifies both types of antibodies that the body produces in response to HAV infection. A reactive result means the test has detected HAV ...

Some types of liver disease, like hepatitis C, can often be cured. Others, like liver cirrhosis, can’t, but some treatments can slow them down. Untreated liver disease can lead to liver failure ...