Hepatitis Medical Reference

Fulminant Hepatitis can cause you to go into sudden liver failure. Learn more about the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of the is condition.

Hepatitis E is a virus that affects your liver. Learn more about how it spreads, common symptoms, and what to do if you are dignosed.

If you have hepatitis C, a team of doctors, nurses, and other health care professionals give you treatment and care.

Coffee not only helps get you through the day, it can be good for your liver, too. It may help keep disease away, and it might help fight a liver illness if you have one.

Hepatitis C can damage more than your liver. Here’s what the virus can do to your skin.

Hepatitis is a group of viral infections that can seriously affect you and your unborn baby. Here’s what to know about the different types of hepatitis and your pregnancy.

Hepatitis C can affect your body from head to toe. Here’s why you should think about treating it.

Benign, or noncancerous, liver lesions are common and often don’t threaten your health. Cancerous liver lesions, however, are serious business.

Hepatitis C not only poses a risk to your liver, but your mental health, too. Here’s what you can do to stave off depression, manage anxiety, and improve your outlook on life.

It isn’t always easy to get good sleep when you have hep C. Medications, depression, and the disease itself can be to blame. Learn what causes sleep trouble and how to get the rest you need.

Find out why you're more likely to get diabetes if you have hepatitis C, the role of insulin resistance, and what treatment you may need.

There’s no cure for hepatitis A, but most people make a full recovery. Learn what to do while you’re waiting to get well.

If your doctor thinks you have a liver problem, you’ll likely get a liver function test. WebMD explains what it’s used for, what to expect, and how to get ready for one.

Liver transplants from living donors can take many forms. Learn about all the ways donors and recipients are matched.

Find out what the rules are for who can and can't donate part of a liver to someone who needs a new one.

Find out about a surgery that gives people part of a new liver from a living, healthy person instead of waiting for an organ from a donor who has died.

Whether you need to get a new liver or plan to donate part of yours, find out about tests, diet, and exercise in the weeks before transplant surgery.

There are five types of hepatitis worldwide, and three types are common in the U.S. Learn about the causes, symptoms, tests and treatments for each type of hepatitis.

WebMD explains why drinking alcohol could be harmful to your liver if you have hepatitis C.

From alcohol to exercise, WebMD walks you through the many lifestyle changes you can make to stay healthy with hepatitis C.

Foods and supplements that fight cell damage, make it easier for your body to use insulin, and lower inflammation may help reverse fatty liver disease. WebMD explains why.

Newborns aren’t the only ones who get jaundice. Adults get it, too. WebMD explains why.

Alcoholic hepatitis is a disease caused by years of heavy drinking. But in some cases, it can be treated or even reversed. WebMD explains.

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A healthy liver performs the following functions: It regulates the composition of blood,including the amounts of sugar (glucose),protein,and fat that enter the bloodstream. It removes bilirubin,ammonia,and other toxins from the blood. (Bilirubin is a by-product of the breakdown of hemoglobin from red blood cells.) It processes most of the nutrients absorbed by the intestines during ...