Hepatitis

Annual Hepatitis Surveillance Report Shows Progress, Opportunities

A newly released CDC report demonstrates that five of 10 indicators assessing progress toward viral hepatitis ...

JULY 15, 2025

Endoscopy Room Incidents Shine Spotlight on Safety, Once Again

Three incidents during scope procedures at three separate U.S. hospitals potentially have exposed some patients to ...

JANUARY 10, 2025

All U.S. Adults Should Be Tested for HBV at Least Once

The CDC changed its recommendation for hepatitis B testing, because more than half the people who have HBV do not ...

APRIL 3, 2023

A Registry for Rare Pediatric Hepatitis Cases

NASPGHAN and AASLD have joined together to create a registry of rare pediatric hepatitis cases.

JULY 22, 2022

CDC: Consider Adenovirus Testing for Kids With Hepatitis of Unknown Origin

A cluster of hepatitis of unknown origin cases were reported in children from Alabama. Europe has also reported ...

MAY 6, 2022

HBV and HCV Associated With Increased Obstetric Complications

Results from a seven-year nationwide inpatient sample study demonstrate that hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C ...

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

‘Tremendous Inroads’ for Neonatal HBV

Without postexposure immunoprophylaxis, roughly 40% of infants born to hepatitis B virus (HBV)-infected mothers in ...

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Expert Picks From The 2020 Liver Meeting

In this edition of “Expert Picks,” Ashwani K. Singal, MD, MS, identifies significant research in ...

MARCH 5, 2021

Hep Vaccines Lacking Among Liver Patients

While guidelines call for patients with chronic liver disease to receive vaccinations against the hepatitis A and B ...

AUGUST 26, 2020

European Liver Experts Share Notes on Impact of COVID-19

No aspect of health care has been left unscathed by the COVID-19 pandemic, and hepatology is no exception. ...

APRIL 9, 2020

HCV-Infected Kidneys Function As Well As Uninfected Organs

Kidneys from donors who were infected with hepatitis C virus function as well as uninfected organs throughout the ...

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Best of EASL: Part 2

In this installment of “Expert Picks,” Ashwani Singal, MD, MS, FACG, highlights research presented at ...

OCTOBER 17, 2019

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