Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . HBV transmission in a skilled nursing facility appeared linked to a shared glucometer. Providing routine HBV ...

Analysis of a large, nationally representative claims database to longitudinally monitor enrollees with hepatitis B showed that 36% received recommended care and 18% were prescribed treatment.

The search for new treatments for hepatitis B has been ongoing for decades. While effective at suppressing the virus, current treatments, which include antivirals, cannot eliminate it from the liver.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Primary care and comanaged care models had significantly lower treatment assessment and initiation rates than ...

The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever hepatitis B guidelines that outline how to determine who needs treatment, what medicines to use and how to monitor patients long-term. The ...

Children and infants can contract hepatitis B. Some children may recover without treatment and have no long-term effects, but for others it can turn into a lifelong infection. Hepatitis B is a liver ...

In a pair of articles published in Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, scientists lay out the case for why we should expand treatment recommendations for people with hepatitis B. Subscribe to our ...

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 ...

Viral diseases called hepatitis B and C primarily target the liver and often incubate quietly for decades before any symptoms appear. Eradicating hepatitis and avoiding liver complications, including ...

Recently published research from the University of Minnesota Medical School suggests individuals with hepatitis C should consider revaccination for hepatitis B. The study was published in the Journal ...

Contracting the hepatitis B virus (HBV) can lead to a serious liver condition known as hepatitis B infection. While the exact complications from this disease depend on the type of hepatitis B ...