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

As RFK Jr.'s new vaccine panel ponders changing the hepatitis B vaccination schedule, some doctors recall past patients, ...

Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that ...

Of the 723 people with Fibrosis-4 Index scores greater than 3.25, indicating advanced fibrosis, and 587 people with diagnosed ...

Despite untreated HBV being linked to earlier mortality, higher all-cause and liver-related death, and a 10% to 25% lifetime risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), only 29% of qualifying ...

Over 40% of nearly 8,600 US adults who had advanced hepatitis B–related liver disease appear to have received no treatment ...

Whether hepatitis resolves depends on the type and whether a person receives treatment. Hepatitis A usually resolves without medications, and while sometimes hepatitis B and C may last only a few ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...