Acute liver failure (ALF) in children differs from that observed in adults in both the etiologic spectrum and the clinical picture. Children, particularly very young ones, do not demonstrate ...

Multidisciplinary care is needed to ensure positive maternal and fetal health outcomes, especially in complex or high-risk ...

Hepatitis A and E are acute and clear without becoming chronic. Chronic hepatitis infections can lead to complications such as cirrhosis, liver cancer, and liver failure. A cancerous tumor or tumors ...

Sometimes, its cause is obviously related to an underlying general or cardiac disease ... acute pericarditis. On other occasions, pericardial effusion is an unexpected finding that requires specific ...

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study ...

A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing serious liver complications ...

Akero reported Monday strong results showing its drug efruxifermin reversed liver scarring in patients with cirrhosis caused ...

Akero Therapeutics shares traded near their all-time high as the drugmaker reported positive results in a study of its treatment for liver disease.

Akero Therapeutics shares gained 106% before the bell on Monday after the company reported results from a mid-stage trial studying its lead drug in patients with a type of liver disease.

For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and ...