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The 2023 Global Hepatitis Webinar "One life, one liver" will feature WHO leaders and high-profile speakers in a multi-stakeholder discussion to share country examples and solutions that highlight the importance of the liver for a healthy life and the need to scale up viral hepatitis prevention, testing and treatment to optimize liver health, prevent liver disease and achieve the 2030 hepatitis elimination.

LONDON —WHO presented updated guidance on hepatitis C, calling for drastic simplification of care pathways to alleviate access gaps in HCV testing and treatment, during a joint WHO-EASL-CDC symposium at the International Liver Congress. “In 2016, when WHO launched its global strategy, there were ambitious plans for elimination, defined as a 90% reduction in incidence and a 65%

Experts update the latest case numbers for acute hepatitis in children and discuss possible factors that result in the disease, namely, adenovirus and COVID-19, either separately or together.

At its most extreme, hepatitis can cause the liver to stop working. So far, more than 240 cases have been reported in the UK, while 11 British children have needed a transplant.

12 cases of unexplained acute hepatitis in children have been reported so far in Israel.

THE number of children in Scotland struck down by an unexplained liver disease outbreak has climbed to 32, amid warnings from the World Health…

THE number of children in Scotland struck down by an unexplained liver disease outbreak has climbed to 32, amid warnings from the World Health…

The cases are not caused by known hepatitis viruses. It is too early to tell if this marks an increase in yearly hepatitis cases seen in Can.

Westend61/Getty Images(ATLANTA) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is now investigating at least 180 cases of severe hepatitis with unknown cause among children — an increase from the 109 cases that were reported earlier this month, federal officials confirmed on Wednesday. Thirty-six states and territories have now reported cases, and the CDC said it is working with health departments and clinicians nationwide to identify and investigate why the mysterious illness may be ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) investigates 180 cases of unexplained hepatitis in children recorded in the last seven months.