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(MedPage Today) -- Most adolescents have not been vaccinated against hepatitis A virus, leaving them vulnerable to serious disease as they move into adulthood, a cross-sectional study showed.

(MedPage Today) -- Human error led to at least one person being infected with hepatitis C after a cardiopulmonary patch transplant, the CDC reported.

(Institute of Physics) Life-threatening viruses such as HIV, SARS, hepatitis and influenza, could soon be combated in an unusual manner as researchers have demonstrated the effectiveness of plasma for inactivating and preventing the replication of adenoviruses.

Dirty needles at a private clinic have been blamed for an outbreak of hepatitis C among kids in central China, underscoring the challenges of policing healthcare as clinics mushroom to meet growing demand.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- An investigational hepatitis C drug was safe and effective in a small randomized trial, a researcher said here.

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Two new agents that act directly on the hepatitis C virus already approved and and details are being reported here at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, and in this exclusive InFocus video, on many more now in the pipeline.

A unique compound originally isolated from sharks could prove to be a promising treatment for hepatitis B and C and other viral conditions, researchers say.

(MedPage Today) -- Response-guided therapy with the protease inhibitor telaprevir (Incivek) can cut the treatment period for hepatitis C in half, researchers reported.

(MedPage Today) -- Emmet Keeffe, MD, a noted hepatologist and past president of the American Gastroenterological Association, has died.

Medical experts are calling for global action to tackle the viruses that cause the liver disease hepatitis, as new figures show it is a significant problem around the world.