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

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

The committee previously tabled a vote on whether to delay the hepatitis B vaccine that is given to newborns. The revamped ...

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

The nation’s top vaccine advisory panel is expected to debate on whether to delay the first dose of the hepatitis B shot on Thursday. The immunization, originally developed in Philadelphia and long ...

Somalia continues to have one of the world’s weakest health care systems, according to the World Health Organization and ...