Category: liver failure

Greece Reports First Toddler Death of Severe Acute Hepatitis

ATHENS—Greece reported its first baby death from severe acute hepatitis on Wednesday, the country’s national health agency EODY said. The 13-month-old baby had been hospitalized with a high fever and was later diagnosed with liver failure and cerebral edema due to severe acute hepatitis, the agency said. An outbreak of severe hepatitis in young children…


UK Officials Examining Links Between Adenovirus and Hepatitis in Children

Health officials in the UK say they are focusing on a possible adenovirus link to cases of severe hepatitis—or liver inflammation—in children. There have been at least 169 cases of “acute hepatitis of unknown origin” recorded worldwide, and one death, while 10 children in the UK alone have needed liver transplants. Hepatitis can be life-threatening…


Liver Transplants Increasing Among Older Adults

New data is showing that more older people are ending up on liver transplant waiting lists than at any point in history. And although the pandemic may play a small role in the uptick, it’s certainly not the main driver—alcohol use and obesity are. In fact, these two causes have overtaken hepatitis C as the…


Liver Damage Is Off the Charts

Rates of alcoholic liver disease have soared 30 percent in the last year at the University of Michigan’s health system, a rise doctors blame on higher amounts of alcohol intake during the pandemic. Anecdotal reports suggest that some patients increased drinking to a bottle of wine or five to six drinks daily from March 2020…