reader comments 103 An accomplished and prominent transplant surgeon in Texas allegedly falsified patient data in a government transplant waiting list, which may have prevented his own patients from receiving lifesaving liver transplants, according to media reports and hospital statements. Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center halted its liver transplant program on April 3 after finding “irregularities” ..
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Enlarge / Liver lesions in patient with chronic active hepatitis C. reader comments 61 with 36 posters participating Share this story A sixth child has died in the United States from puzzling liver inflammation—aka hepatitis—and the number of unexplained cases has risen to 180 across 36 states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ..
reader comments 65 with 42 posters participating Share this story Health officials in Wisconsin are investigating what could be the first child death in the US—and the second worldwide—linked to a growing international outbreak of unexplained liver inflammation, aka hepatitis, in children. In a health alert Wednesday, Wisconsin health officials said they are investigating four ..
Enlarge / Liver lesions in patient with chronic active hepatitis C. reader comments 72 with 40 posters participating Share this story At least one child has died of unexplained liver inflammation in a growing international outbreak of puzzling hepatitis cases in children, according to the World Health Organization. The outbreak tally has reached more than ..
Enlarge / Images of Real Water’s “alkalized” products, which the FDA now says you should not drink or use. reader comments 285 with 164 posters participating Share this story At least five infants and children in Nevada have suffered acute non-viral hepatitis, resulting in liver failure, after drinking “alkalized” water by the brand “Real Water,” ..
Enlarge / These are the only worms we’ll welcome (and if you want ‘em flat, you can smash ‘em). If you want to see a large image of the flatworm in this story, however, here you go. Photo OP / Getty Images reader comments 76 with 59 posters participating Share this story Doctors in California ..