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

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

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

PLEASANTON, Calif., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roche Molecular Diagnostics (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced today that the U.S. Food & Drug ...

September 5, 2008 — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved yesterday the first nucleic acid test for hepatitis B virus (HBV) that measures blood levels of viral DNA as an estimate of viral ...

The HIV/HBV/HCV test kits market plays a vital role in the global fight against infectious diseases. These diagnostic tools are crucial for early detection and effective treatment of HIV, hepatitis B ...

A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is a ...

Universal Hepatitis B vaccines at birth are safe, effective and essential, and eliminating them does not improve health outcomes or safety, according to a review by the University of Minnesota.

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 ...

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