The cause of 'fatty liver' or 'steatohepatitis' is the recent westernisation of our diets which involves increased intake of fast food, lac...

The phenomenon is not restricted to adults, but affects nearly 35 per cent of the children as well, says the study published in the Journal...

July 28 is reserved to promote awareness of this insidious and deadly virus.

India has a high number of chronic Hepatitis B and C cases, while Hepatitis A can lead to acute liver failure, it is usually a short-term i...

Hepatitis A and E, an infection of the liver, can last for four-five weeks.

Out of the 650 probable cases, at least 38 (6 per cent) children have required transplants, and nine (1 per cent) deaths have been reported...

Kids generally do not show Covid-19 symptoms.

What has been very concerning for health professionals reporting on these cases is the severity of the disease in these young, otherwise he...

"As of May 1, at least 228 probable cases were reported to WHO from 20 countries, with over 50 additional cases under investigation," WHO s...

Ten of the children with unexplained hepatitis needed liver transplants in the UK.

The U.N. health agency said late Saturday that it has so far received reports of at least 169 cases of "acute hepatitis of unknown origin" ...

The infection mainly affected children aged under 10 and symptoms included jaundice, diarrhoea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

The WHO says one in five Indians is likely to suffer from a liver disease.

Hepatitis signs can be asymptomatic, and damage the liver over time leading to cirrhosis.

Concerns are not limited to India. The assessment shows the infection, as well as is its consequent mortality, increasing rapidly worldwide.

"The need of setting up a registry was felt as over 75 per cent of the people in India do not even know that a disease like hepatitis exist...

Every year, nearly 600,000 patients die from HBV infection in the region but the govt doesnt yet have national policies relating to screeni...