Hepatitis News & Features

June 16, 2022 — While the hypothesis is plausible, experts say it is too soon to draw any conclusions.

May 31, 2022 — So far, 17 cases have been identified in the U.S., with 15 in California and one each in Minnesota and North Dakota. Canada has identified 10 cases, with six in Saskatchewan and four in Alberta.

May 19, 2022 — The CDC says 180 children in the United States have been diagnosed with unexplained acute hepatitis, up from 109 cases 2 weeks ago.

May 6, 2022 — More than half of children tested positive for adenovirus, but the public health agency said it is still investigating potential disease causes.

May 3, 2022 — While severe hepatitis with acute liver failure is rare in healthy children and the odds are greatly in your child’s favor should they get hepatitis, your best defense right now against the current, rare cases is information.

May 2, 2022 — Reported cases have occurred in children aged 1 month to 16 years.

April 27, 2022 — A growing number of severe child hepatitis cases have been detected in the United States and around the world. The cause of the cases is still uncertain.

April 21, 2022 — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a health advisory urging state and local authorities to watch for cases of hepatitis in children with adenovirus infection.

April 18, 2022 — Serious cases of hepatitis in young children, some requiring liver transplants, have been reported in Alabama, the United Kingdom, and Spain, and a cause has yet to be found.

January 6, 2022 — Depression and anxiety are common in people with hepatitis C. Find out how to boost your mental health while you manage your infection.

October 12, 2021 — Learn how support from friends and family, professionals, online communities, and blogs can help you manage life with hepatitis C.

October 12, 2021 — Understand the complications of untreated hepatitis C, and learn why early treatment is so important.

July 8, 2021 — A simpler version of a test for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) may open testing to people in areas where medical care is limited.

October 23, 2020 — Whether or not you tell people about your hepatitis C is your decision. If you want to tell folks about it, but don't know where to start, read on.

October 5, 2020 — The three recipients are: Harvey Alter, a clinical scientist at a U.S. National Institutes of Health blood bank; Charles Rice, of the Washington University in St. Louis; and British-born virologist Michael Houghton.

November 22, 2019 — The last person to become sick with the contagious virus that can cause liver disease was Nov. 5, 2019. Six people have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported, according to the Food and Drug Administration.

October 9, 2019 — American Airlines would not confirm that one of its flight attendants had hepatitis A or another disease, ABC News reported.

August 29, 2019 — Taking the hepatitis C drugs Mavyret, Zepatier or Vosevi can trigger rare cases of severe liver problems or liver failure in patients who already have moderate-to-severe liver impairment, the FDA warned Wednesday.

August 27, 2019 — Routine screening for hepatitis C -- which can destroy the liver over time -- should occur in all American adults, a key government panel recommended Tuesday.

May 9, 2019 — Although 2016 saw two outbreaks of hepatitis A caused by contaminated food, the main reason for outbreaks has been the living conditions of drug addicts and the homeless.

April 23, 2019 — Almost half of baby boomers in a WebMD reader survey said they haven't been tested for hepatitis C. And as many aren't aware that a cure exists.

April 17, 2019 — Living liver donation carries more risks than a living kidney donation, and it comes with a 0.3% donor risk of death and a 30% risk of complications following an adult-to-adult donation with the larger right liver lobe.

April 10, 2019 — Since June of last year, 214 cases have been reported in Georgia, including 64 last month alone, said Cherie Drenzek, the state epidemiologist, at a Tuesday board meeting of the Georgia Department of Public Health.

April 3, 2019 — The new transplant policy calls for recipients to receive hepatitis C antivirals starting a few hours after leaving the operating room. This strategy could increase the number of potential organs available to patients by 20% to 25%, the lead researcher said.

February 12, 2019 — According to the researchers, this is the first study to show the effectiveness of direct-acting antivirals in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection.

January 29, 2019 — The study suggests that sweeping prevention, screening and treatment efforts could prevent 15.1 million new hepatitis C infections and 1.5 million cirrhosis and liver cancer deaths by 2030.

January 23, 2019 — Since 2002, alcohol-associated liver disease has replaced hepatitis C as the most common reason for U.S. liver transplants.

December 21, 2018 — The CDC has estimated that over 2 million Americans were living with hepatitis C between 2013 and 2016. These latest figures show that about 52 percent of those people were living in nine states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina.

November 6, 2018 — Nearly 2.4 million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, the CDC says. Most cases can be traced to injection-drug use among younger adults addicted to heroin and other opioids. Adults under 40 have the highest rate of new infections.

October 5, 2018 — In a recent federal study, only 36 percent of teens and young adults identified with opioid addiction were tested for hepatitis C, the researchers found, missing a chance to treat the deadly infection.

August 7, 2018 — Kidney transplants from organs infected with hepatitis C work as well as those with healthy organs, a finding that could help more people with kidney disease get off dialysis, researchers say.

March 29, 2018 — Women were less likely to have been screened than men. The researchers also found that among baby boomers and Americans born between 1966 and 1985, HCV screening rates were lower among Hispanics and blacks.

March 6, 2018 — The surgeries gave new kidneys to 10 donor recipients -- just a handful of the more than 420,000 Americans who currently struggle with potentially fatal end-stage kidney disease.

January 25, 2018 — When you have hepatitis C, working closely with your doctor is crucial. Here’s what questions to ask to get the best care.

November 1, 2017 — Only about half of people in the United States with hepatitis C know they have the curable disease, new data shows.

October 26, 2017 — More fallout from the U.S. opioid epidemic: Wisconsin has seen a near doubling of women on Medicaid who have the hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pregnancy.

October 20, 2017 — When people find out they have the infection, they're more likely to stay off drugs

October 16, 2017 — Declaration allows governor to more swiftly respond as epidemic spreads.

October 6, 2017 — Drug users, the homeless most affected; county has launched vaccination effort

May 31, 2017 — 3-drug mixture was nearly 100 percent effective in drug company trials

May 12, 2017 — Many stemmed from rising use of injected drugs linked to the current opioid epidemic, officials say

March 30, 2017 — New study adds to evidence that these conditions might be linked somehow

March 20, 2017 — But not everyone responds completely to the medicines and cost remains a big obstacle, researchers say

March 8, 2017 — Screening rates for the dangerous virus remain low despite recommendations, study finds

January 25, 2017 — Newer Hepatitis C Drugs May Pose Health Risks

January 12, 2017 — Learn about the risks and benefits of a living-donor liver transplant -- for the person getting the new liver and for the donor.

December 12, 2016 — Whether you're giving away part of your liver or getting a new one, find out what to expect in the first few months after transplant surgery.

December 12, 2016 — What you need to know if you need a new liver and you're considering a transplant from a living donor.

November 7, 2016 — Hepatitis A Outbreak Linked to Frozen Strawberries