Food insecurity has caused a surge in cases of fatty liver disease among Latino children in the United States, researchers at the University of California reported Friday, but many Latino households ...

For Latinx kids, unreliable access to food at age 4 raises the odds of having fatty liver disease later in childhood by nearly four times, a new UC San Francisco-led study found. About 5% to 10% of ...

Kimberly Rhodes looks like a typical kid, but her health has kept her from living like one. "I can't go to real school. I can't play sports. I'm not a normal 13-year-old," Kimberly said. When Kim was ...

A mysterious and dangerous kind of liver inflammation is spreading in the US. At least nine cases have been diagnosed in Alabama, and two were found in North Carolina. Scientists think an adenovirus, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials are looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths. About two dozen states reported ...

The World Health Organization reported Friday that there are at least 650 cases of sudden and unexplained hepatitis in young children under investigation in 33 countries, an increase of about 36 cases ...

Children play soccer at a farmworker housing center outside of Watsonville in 2023. A new study finds a surge in fatty liver disease among Latino children in the United States, and the children of ...