86 European, US children down with severe hepatitis; experts perplexed

Some have cited COVID-19 as a reason; some two years of it, while the rest have blamed the adenovirus

This is why Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C are dangerous

Just one in 10 infected know their status and many are unaware that the inflamation of the liver is a common and treatable disease

Generic drugs needed to eliminate Hepatitis C, say experts

Currently, medicines available to treat patients are exorbitantly priced

Probable cases of acute hepatitis in children cross 600, cause remains unknown 

As many as 38 children required transplants and nine died

Access to viral hepatitis diagnosis and treatment is still limited: WHO

In Africa, less than eight countries provide subsidised testing and treatment for viral hepatitis

Three win Nobel Prize in medicine for discovery of Hepatitis C virus

Harvey J Alter, Michael Houghton and Charles M Rice won the prize for the discovery of the virus that caused several deaths in the 1960s and …

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Killer disease

Elixir

Virus vs virus

Cloning the hepatitis E virus may lead to creation of a vaccine

A sure shot

Hepatitis B vaccine should not be administered to all children

Quicker detection of TB and hepatitis

Two new tests allow a faster and more accurate detection of tuberculosis and hepatitis B than possible earlier

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Severe hepatitis in children: Why COVID-link hasn’t been ruled out

18 per cent severe hepatitis patients tested positive for COVID-19

Civil society challenges patents on Hepatitis C drugs

Pharmaceutical corporations obtain unjustified patents making the drugs unaffordable to many, petitioners claim  

Cheaper vaccine to check hepatitis B

WHO's immunisation programme is expected to receive a tremendous boost thanks to the low-cost vaccine developed through genetic engineering

Simplifying detection

Tobacco fights hepatitis B

Vaccine in a potato

Rethink required

On hepatitis B vaccination

A researcher reflects on progress fighting hepatitis C — and a path forward

The development of treatments over the past 30 years reflects the amazing progress the field has made in tackling hepatitis C in a relatively …

Hepatitis in children: 2 new research focuses on probable causes

Their findings reveal it is likely a combination of 3 elements — co-infection with two different viruses and genetic susceptibility

Southeast Asia has a huge hepatitis burden—more than HIV and malaria combined

The region needs to enhance awareness and action to eliminate hepatitis, writes WHO regional director for southeast Asia s 

Hepatitis C hits Calcutta

Replicating virus

Researchers create a near replica of the Hepatitis C virus