Assessment of liver fibrosis and cirrhosis is crucial for the management of patients with chronic hepatitis B. The presence of at least moderate liver fibrosis is an important indication for antiviral ...

The Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Viral Hepatitis Clinic reached a milestone by curing its 1,000th patient of hepatitis C. “It’s a very satisfying thing to make that call and tell someone they’re cured,” ...

Heart disease is more common in people over 65, but treatments are better than ever. That can complicate decision-making for ...

Sparked by a flurry of executive orders in the first week of taking power, and evolving at dizzying pace, the new US administration has taken a wrecking ball to health-related services and research ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

Hepatitis B or hepatitis C. Medicines for these diseases can prevent ... Get vaccinated. Everyone below the age of 60 should get the hepatitis B vaccine. Also, if you are 60 or older and have ...

Objectives Chronic infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have a major impact on mortality worldwide. Although effective treatments are available for both HBV and HCV ...

In UK-born individuals, a history of incarceration was associated with increased risk of LTBI (OR 3.49; 95% CI 1.10 to 11.04; P=0.018) after adjusting for age, length of time ... Prevalence of current ...

The below chart from UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital outlines the normal range of beats per minute for resting heart rate, based on age. Target heart rate refers to a range of heart beats per ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T cells are exhausted and impaired in patients with chronic HBV infection. The duration of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) exposure (indicated by the patient’s age ...

Weekly Animation of Arctic Sea Ice Age with Graph of Ice Age By Area: 1984 - 2016 ...

Adrienne Youdim, M.D., F.A.C.P. Adrienne Youdim ... normal blood sugar levels vary depending on age, lifestyle factors and health issues. The chart below uses insight from studies including ...