Hospitals saw spike in alcohol-related hepatitis during pandemic

Hospital admissions for alcohol-related hepatitis, a life-threatening liver inflammation, increased dramatically during the COVID pandemic.

Sara Zaske-Washington State • futurity
July 14, 2023 ~6 min

‘Mask’ lets hepatitis C virus evade immune system

Researchers have solved the mystery of how the hepatitis C virus evades the immune system and spreads through the body: it puts on a "mask."

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
July 6, 2023 ~5 min


Can hepatitis C drugs fight PTSD?

New findings suggest that drugs used to treat hepatitis C could also help alleviate symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, researchers report.

Jillian McKoy-Boston U. • futurity
Aug. 23, 2022 ~7 min

What should parents know about hepatitis in kids?

More than 100 cases of severe hepatitis in healthy children have been reported in the US. But don't panic. An expert offers tips on what to look for.

Carrie MacMillan-Yale • futurity
May 18, 2022 ~6 min

4 hep C drugs make remdesivir 10x better at fighting coronavirus

Four medications used to treat hepatitis C make remdesivir 10 times better at inhibiting the coronavirus in cell cultures, according to new study.

Marc Airhart-Texas • futurity
April 27, 2021 ~5 min

Why do US COVID patients have more abnormal liver tests?

Researchers have found that COVID-19 patients in the US have a far higher rate of abnormal liver tests than studies showed for patients in China.

Brita Belli-Yale • futurity
Aug. 10, 2020 ~5 min

Experts: Screen all adults for hepatitis C

“Hepatitis C affects millions of people across the country. We recommend screening all adults regardless of their risk..."

Beth Duff-Brown-Stanford • futurity
March 11, 2020 ~4 min

Kid-friendly hep b vaccine would ditch the needle

A new technique could pave the way for a needle-free vaccine for hepatitis B.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
May 3, 2019 ~5 min


Personalized T cells destroy common liver cancer

Custom T cells researchers engineered in the lab can take on hepatocellular carcinoma, a common liver cancer.

Duke-NUS • futurity
April 9, 2019 ~3 min

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