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Exclusive: England on track to become first country to eliminate disease after landmark deal for new drugs

Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

Nearly 200 years after Ludwig van Beethoven's death, researchers pulled DNA from strands of his hair, searching for clues about the health problems and hearing loss that plagued him. They weren't able to crack the case of the German composer's deafness or severe stomach ailments. But they did find a…

Cambridge study reveals the great composer experienced a hepatitis B infection and was at high risk for liver disease

An international team of scientists sequence Beethoven's DNA from tufts of hair cut from his wild thatch in an attempt to find a genetic root of what ailed him.

Five people in Washington state got sick after eating frozen strawberries from the same supplier, federal regulatory investigators said. The FDA is urging people to stop eating certain products.

A frozen fruit brand is being pulled from supermarket shelves across the US after three Hepatitis A cases were confirmed and two more suspected in connection with the product

Americans' health care is often tied to the workplace. That makes it hard for insurers to invest in a patient's long-term well-being.

People with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are at in increased risk for liver cancer, cirrhosis and are 70% to 85% more likely to die prematurely than the general population, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. With an estimated 580,000 to 2.4 million people in…

Letter urges Government to ‘save lives’ by investing in policy to help detect cases in communities at risk of late diagnosis

The Biden administration is seeking billions of dollars for a new push to wipe out hepatitis C, a virus that has continued to kill thousands of people annually in the U.S. despite the existence of extremely effective medications that can cure the infection within months.