RFK Jr, vaccine and hepatitis B
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(By Dr. Akash Chaudhary) For many living with chronic hepatitis, whether due to hepatitis B or C, autoimmune causes, or ...
Hepatitis B (HBV) is a viral infection that affects the liver by causing inflammation. This can lead to permanent scarring, what medical professionals call liver fibrosis or cirrhosis. Most ...
Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) affects more than 254 million people globally, with 1.2 million new infections occurring each year. 1 And while it has the potential to cause severe long-term liver ...
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 ...
Do babies really need the hepatitis B vaccine? What we know as RFK Jr. moves to delay shots for kids
Do newborns need the hepatitis B vaccine to B healthy? That’s slated to be deliberated Thursday at a meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The influential ...
The hepatitis B surface antibody test (HBsAb) detects antibodies in the blood to determine if someone is immune to the hepatitis B virus (HBV). A negative or nonreactive result means the ...
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