Liver Hepatology

Assessing a patient's viral load provides health care professionals with a highly sensitive method for gauging the progress of antiviral therapy

The system, which is designed for use in hospitals, will treat patients until their own livers recover or until liver transplant donors are found.

In February, Boston Scientific said the Justice Department was investigating whether manufacturers had been promoting the devices for unapproved uses, among them the repair of weakened blood vessels.

Anemia is the most common blood disorder in the United States.

LAS VEGAS — Seventy-seven more people have been diagnosed with hepatitis C that they may have contracted during treatment at a Las Vegas outpatient clinic, public health administrators said Thursday.

An 11-month-old baby is now the youngest patient in India to successfully undergo a complete liver transplant; it is being reported by the Times of India.

A woman whose husband died after receiving a liver transplant infected with a rodent virus is suing PetSmart Inc., claiming the chain should have warned customers that hamsters can carry the virus.

She started drinking alcohol at the age of 12. One year later, Natasha Farnham was drinking up to six bottles of wine a day.

EL PASO, Texas — At least 15 military service members or their relatives are believed to have been infected with hepatitis by a nurse suspected of stealing their painkillers during surgery.

But in 1990 Dr. Anagnostou published some of the first evidence suggesting that Amgen&8217;s then brand-new anemia drug, Epogen, might fuel the growth of tumors. Few people paid heed.