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 ...

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Hepatitis is a global health issue, affecting millions of lives worldwide. It medically denotes liver inflammation which is a diagnostic characteristic caused by various conditions such as infections ...

Hepatitis is contagious. It is an inflammation of the liver that results from a virus. There are five types of viral hepatitis, and all are contagious, although they can spread in different ways.

For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

The CDC estimates more than 640,000 adults in the U.S. have chronic hepatitis B. Fifteen to 25% of persons who develop the ...

Hepatitis can be caused by a viral infection, alcohol consumption, or certain medications. Your symptoms will depend on whether you have hepatitis A, B, C, D, or E ...

This article is part of The Dallas Morning News’ initiative to answer questions about vaccines. Got a question? Ask us here. A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday morning to change the ...

Hepatitis B is a type of liver inflammation due to a viral infection. Healthcare organizations indicate that receiving the hepatitis B vaccine more than once is not harmful. Hepatitis B can damage and ...