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

The first shot in the multi-dose vaccine has been recommended at birth for decades, but that could soon change.

The risk of HIV transmission through blood transfusion in India has dipped over the years due to improved screening and ...

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Infections cause blocked tubes, scarred wombs, shattered marriages, and dreams of motherhood slipping away not with a scream.

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

Dr. Baruch Blumberg, a federal scientist, identified the virus behind the infection in 1965. He won the Nobel Prize for the ...

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

Doctors say the vaccine has been key to eliminating infections among children.

A group of advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to vote on whether the agency should scrap ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee could vote this week to change hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for children. Here's ...