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

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

By Michael Erman NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to delay ...

Vaccine skeptics could see a significant win this week as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel weighs key changes to the childhood immunization schedule. The ...

A group of vaccine scientists on Tuesday released a report that staunchly supports giving the hepatitis B vaccine to newborns ...

Children and infants can contract hepatitis B. Some children may recover without treatment and have no long-term effects, but for others it can turn into a lifelong infection. Hepatitis B is a ...

This week's meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will be led by Kirk Milhoan, a physician and pastor ...

An advisory committee overseen by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisory board will meet Thursday to discuss the medical guidance of the hepatitis B vaccine, ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...

People may be at more risk of both AIDS and hepatitis B due to similar risk factors. Having HIV and hepatitis B may lead to serious complications. However, both are treatable and preventable.