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

Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the ...

Hepatitis B vaccines given at birth have essentially eliminated the disease in kids. A vote this week could upend that ...

It marks the third meeting this year of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) since Health and Human ...

Despite untreated HBV being linked to earlier mortality, higher all-cause and liver-related death, and a 10% to 25% lifetime risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), only 29% of qualifying ...

The best way to prevent hepatitis B infection is vaccination. The vaccines are highly effective at preventing infection in ...

Of the 723 people with Fibrosis-4 Index scores greater than 3.25, indicating advanced fibrosis, and 587 people with diagnosed ...

Whether hepatitis resolves depends on the type and whether a person receives treatment. Hepatitis A usually resolves without medications, and while sometimes hepatitis B and C may last only a few ...

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 ...

The CDC’s vaccine advisory panel has delayed a vote on the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, prompting local health officials ...