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

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

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD Key Takeaways Most people who get the hepatitis B vaccine have protection for ...

A recent study published in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics reports that patients with a lower hepatitis B virus (HBV) haplotype number of less than or equal to two are more likely to achieve ...

There is currently no known cure for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, and HBV remains a major public health burden in the United States. The US Department of Health and Human Services has ...

But without a birth dose, about 90% of newborns who are infected perinatally will develop chronic HBV infection -- and ...

Hepatitis B is a viral infection that impacts the liver. To test for hepatitis B, a doctor can perform a blood test that detects hepatitis B surface antigens. A positive result indicates a hepatitis B ...

Advancing Equity in Cancer Clinical Trials: Lessons From the Evidence This update, by an expert panel convened in response to the emergence of new and clinically relevant information, was the second ...