Hepatitis

Hawaii has become the 25th state to begin probing a case of mysterious hepatitis in a child less than ten years old — after five deaths and more than 100 cases were reported across America.The state's Department of Health said the child…

The rise in these severe and mysterious cases has led the CDC to issue a health advisory to clinicians so that health care providers can be on the lookout and report cases accordingly.What should parents know about the cases of hepatitis…

Among them, 14% needed transplants, and five children have died.Nearly all the children -- more than 90% -- needed to be hospitalized.Dr. Jay Butler, the CDC's deputy director of infectious diseases, stressed that the investigation -- a…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia.Tami Chappell | ReutersThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating 109 cases of severe hepatitis in children, including five…

So far, there have been at least 18 cases reported in at least four states -- and dozens more in Europe. The latest clinical details shared by the CDC on Friday come from Alabama, where the first cases were found. Clinical records were…

Global health experts are puzzled over a recent onslaught of liver disease in children, warning a mysterious outbreak of pediatric hepatitis has been detected in the US, Europe and Asia. The Centers for…

PFAS chemicals end up in our environment through the plastic products and other trash we throw out. Image: Zakir Hossain Chowdhury/NurPhoto (Getty Images)New research finds evidence that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as…

Since the beginning of the year, at least 111 children have been identified in the UK with acute liver inflammation that does not appear to be caused by the group of hepatitis viruses that would've been a more likely culprit. Many more…

At least 169 cases of acute hepatitis in children aged one month to 16 years old have been identified in an outbreak that now involves 11 countries, the World Health…

CDC issues health advisory about mystery illness in children WKRC TV Cincinnati1 death, 17 liver transplants in multi-country outbreak of hepatitis in children, WHO says CNNDoctors search for answers after cluster of hepatitis cases…