The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) today announced that vertical transmission of hepatitis B had been eliminated in England. The Agency said that the country had "succeeded in meeting the new ...

HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ULN, the upper limit of normal; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; HBV, hepatitis B virus; anti-HBs, hepatitis B surface ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Molecular evidence indicates that father-to-child transmission is an "important route" of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in Japan, Japanese researchers warn in the ...

The nation’s top vaccine advisory panel is expected to debate whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot on Thursday. The immunization, developed in Philadelphia and long recommended for ...

A study just published on Eurosurveillance has found evidence of substantial lifetime exposure to hepatitis B and C viruses in Ukraine in a 2021 nationwide, representative sample of the population ...

In a landmark public health achievement, the World Health Organisation has validated the Maldives for eliminating mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, while maintaining its earlier ...

It's unusual for presidents to give out medical advice. But in a White House press briefing earlier this week, President Trump questioned the wisdom of vaccinating all newborns against hepatitis B ...