The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating an apparent outbreak of severe viral hepatitis among young children. On May 18, the CDC reported 180 patients in the United States were being investigated ...
May 30, 2022
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Scientists have identified a new disease in a ground-breaking discovery that could help patients with unexplained liver and kidney problems.
May 27, 2022
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Health officials remain perplexed by mysterious cases of severe liver damage in hundreds of young children around the world.
May 23, 2022
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Liver transplants from drug overdose donors rose significantly in the pandemic's first year, helping keep the number of liver transplants in the U.S. stable despite COVID-19 disruptions, according to a study to be presented ...
May 22, 2022
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A national policy change to facilitate the broader sharing of donor livers through "acuity circles" has resulted in procurement delays, according to a researcher at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
May 20, 2022
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A multicenter study performed by a large international consortium that includes UT Southwestern has outlined a set of risk factors and outcomes for patients with autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) that recurs after liver transplantation. ...
May 20, 2022
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The number of US children who have died from a mysterious form of hepatitis has risen to six and the condition has now been tied to 180 cases, health authorities announced Friday, as they continued to hunt for the cause.
May 19, 2022
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U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.
May 6, 2022
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Nine young children from Alabama affected by a mysterious hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) all tested positive for a common pathogen called adenovirus 41, a study by the US health agency said Friday.
Apr 30, 2022
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The origins of a continuing outbreak of acute, potentially lethal hepatitis striking children in countries around the world has experts mystified. But a cluster of recent cases in Alabama all show ties to common viruses, ...
Apr 29, 2022
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