Hepatitis B is a life-threatening liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus, whereas, hepatitis D infection only occurs in people who are infected with the hepatitis B virus. It ...

You’re probably aware that there is more than one form of hepatitis, but it’s understandable if you can’t keep them all straight. After all, there are five main forms of the disease. But while they ...

Doylestown-based Hepatitis​ B Foundation to recognize French researcher for pioneering work in the area of hepatitis B and liver cancer.

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a physician whose medical practice focused on hepatitis B, said he's "very ...

An economic evaluation found that screening followed by intensive lifestyle intervention plus either semaglutide (Ozempic, ...

In a commentary published in Gastroenterology, leading experts urge that all newborns in the United States continue to ...

Hepatitis D is a condition characterized by marked inflammation of liver. Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) was discovered in 1977 by Mario Rizzetto in Italy. Hepatitis D occurs in individuals who are ...

Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) Particle. Image Made According To A View Under Transmission Electron Microscope, Viral Diameter 35 Nm. This is the first part of a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like ...

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Confused about all of the different types of hepatitis? All five kinds of hepatitis — A, B, C, D and E — target the liver but do so in different ways with ...

This story is part of a larger series on viroids and virusoids, small infectious RNAs. It is also the eighth installment in a series on hepatitis D virus, a virusoid-like pathogen that causes serious ...