How do viruses do their job of infecting humans? Some of them are experts at evading the immune system so that it won't knock them out. Take hepatitis C, a sneaky and potentially deadly viral ...

The hepatitis B vaccine can reduce your risk of developing the infection. But up to 10% of people may not respond to this vaccine. They may need to take extra steps to avoid hep B exposure. The ...

During one week in May, three unvaccinated food service workers exposed hundreds—if not thousands—of guests to the Hepatitis A virus. After a dishwasher at Duval’s seafood restaurant in Sarasota, ...

A well-characterized positive marker for hepatocellular differentiation would be a useful tool for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The recently commercially available Hep Par 1 ...

Hepatitis A typically quickly resolves on its own without treatment. Very rarely, the viral condition may cause serious complications such as liver disease or liver failure, especially in older or ...

Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began in 1991 recommending the vaccine for all children at birth, acute ...

A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is a ...

Get set for even more competition in the hepatitis C space. AbbVie’s Mavyret picked up FDA approval on Thursday as an 8-week treatment regardless of genotype, becoming the first such drug with the ...

The histological distinction between hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and metastatic adenocarcinoma to the liver can sometimes be a challenging dilemma for surgical pathologists, particularly given the ...