As hepatitis B research progresses, achieving higher functional cure rates is becoming more feasible. It is vital that ...

All adults should have their blood tested for hepatitis B — a vaccine-preventable virus that harms the liver — at least once in their life, regardless of their risk factors for the infection, ...

A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Testing for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C increased among U.S. Medicaid enrollees initiating treatment for ...

Public health experts warn any delay to the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine could threaten decades of progress.

Delaying the timing of vaccinating infants against hepatitis B — which ACIP could vote on later this week — would likely lead ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the recommendation for who should be getting screened for hepatitis B infections (HBV). The CDC now recommends anyone over the age of ...

Dr. Gish will cover current USPSTF recommendations (risk based) and Hepatitis B Foundation for HBV screening. Additionally the presentation will explore if risk based screening has been successful in ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) first recommended vaccinating all babies against hepatitis B at birth in ...

Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to substantial morbidity and mortality,” Erin E. Conners, ...

A federal vaccine advisory committee this week is expected to discuss whether newborns should still get the hepatitis B ...