Over 12 million people worldwide suffer from a chronic infection with the hepatitis D virus. This most severe viral liver disease is associated with a high risk of dying from liver cirrhosis and liver ...
Vaccines against hepatitis B virus confer effective protection. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to test for specific antibodies in female genital tract secretions. Anti–hepatitis B IgG ...
Immunity to hepatitis B virus (HBV) induced through vaccination may offer protection against diabetes. In a study, researchers found that individuals with no prior HBV infection but with measurable ...
In a surprise move on Friday morning, a panel of vaccine advisors to the federal government backed off from a proposed change to the vaccine schedule that would have scrapped the current ...
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine safety panel on Friday morning agreed to postpone a decision to no longer recommend the newborn dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The vote from ...
A meeting of advisers chosen by US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to guide US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention vaccine recommendations ended abruptly Thursday with ...
The hepatitis B vaccine seems to reduce the risk of developing diabetes, and not just by preventing the infection. The vaccine is routinely offered to infants in most countries, usually via three ...