Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD Key Takeaways Liver inflammation, or hepatitis, can be caused by viruses, alcohol, or fatty liver disease.If untreated, liver inflammation can lead to cirrhosis ...

Viral hepatitis types A, B, C, D and E can cause infection and subsequent liver inflammation. [iStockphoto] Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, a vital organ ...

Hepatitis doesn’t always announce itself. While hepatitis A often comes on abruptly, as with a bad stomach bug, most cases of ...

Hepatitis is a condition caused by inflammation of the liver. Caused by various factors such as alcohol consumption, viral infections and autoimmune disorders, hepatitis can lead to acute or chronic ...

(Reuters) - A trio of oral medicines from Abbott Laboratories Inc to treat hepatitis C produced unprecedented cure rates in patients who had failed to benefit from standard treatment, as well as very ...

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 ...

LONDON (Reuters) - Frustrated by the high price of antiviral drugs, thousands of patients from London to Moscow to Sydney are turning to a new wave of online "buyers clubs" to get cheap generic ...

For decades, the hepatitis B vaccine has been recommended for babies. That's because the risks of hepatitis B infection for ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows Oregon has some of the worst hepatitis C rates in the nation, the Oregon Health Authority announced ...