Despite achieving functional cure for over 7 years, both HBV covalently closed circular deoxyribonucleic acid (cccDNA) and pregenomic ribonucleic acid (pgRNA) remain positive in the liver tissue of ...

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 ...

In 2023, three Northern Ontario health unit areas that make up two per cent of the provincial population accounted for 10 per ...

Hepatitis C is an infectious disease of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). In the United States, it is the most common blood-borne infection, impacting around 2.4 million Americans, or ...

That is about to change, with $6 million awarded to National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) senior consultant surgeon Pierce ...

The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) updated its clinical practice guidelines for managing hepatitis B ...

whereas chronic HBV infection can lead to end-stage liver disease, including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Approximately 2 billion individuals have been infected with HBV worldwide ...

Excessive alcohol use can harm the body in many ways, including an increase in the risk of various cancers. It damages liver ...

uke.de Objective Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) was shown to persist for weeks in the absence of HBV and for months after liver transplantation, demonstrating the ability of HDV to persevere in quiescent ...

The mechanism of action of HBIg is unclear, but is likely to involve binding of HBV receptors on uninfected hepatocytes, thereby occupying potential viral entry sites. These hepatocytes are ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent ...