Alcoholic hepatitis is a severe liver condition caused by long-term heavy alcohol use, leading to inflammation and potential liver failure. Symptoms include jaundice, nausea, abdominal pain, fatigue, ...

Hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—affects millions of people worldwide each year. This potentially serious condition can stem from viral infections, alcohol consumption, toxins, medications, or ...

Scientists have reported an “unusual” spike in hepatitis cases among children, with 60 cases in children under 10 years of age being investigated in England. A further 11 children under the age of ...

Hepatitis is a general term to describe inflammation of the liver tissue. Although it can arise from several causes, hepatitis from a viral infection is the most common. Alcoholic hepatitis is a ...

The problem of alcoholic liver disease is growing in the United States, and obtaining treatment is difficult. A review published in JAMA Tuesday gave an update on the epidemiology, diagnosis, and ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...

Alcoholic cirrhosis is the severe, final stage of alcohol-associated liver disease, resulting from long-term heavy alcohol consumption. The disease involves permanent scarring of the liver, which ...

Cirrhosis of the liver is a chronic and progressive disease in which healthy liver cells are slowly replaced by scar tissue, severely impairing vital liver functions such as detoxification, hormone ...

The liver is one of the body’s most important organs, performing essential functions such as detoxifying harmful substances, producing vital proteins, and generating biochemicals necessary for ...

A boom in alcohol sales during the pandemic appears to have had dire consequences for some as hospital admissions for alcohol-related hepatitis, a life-threatening liver inflammation, increased ...