Vaccination against hepatitis B is a common recommendation, but what exactly is it preventing? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisory group plan to meet this week to discuss and vote on ...

A NEW point-of-care fingerstick test detects hepatitis B virus (HBV) within one hour, a 2026 diagnostic study has found. The ...

Hepatitis A and hepatitis B can be prevented with vaccines. CDC recommends all eligible gay and bisexual men get vaccinated ...

Hepatitis C is an infection that affects the liver. The hepatitis C virus (HCV), which causes the infection, is usually transmitted by coming into contact with blood that’s positive for the virus.

The West Coast Health Alliance recommends the vaccine, despite the CDC's change in guidance last December.

Person-to-person transmissions of hepatitis A have occurred across the United States and many are affecting gay and bisexual men. Hepatitis A outbreaks among MSM have been reported frequently despite ...

In 1990 I was a pediatric infectious disease physician at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. Our oncologist examined a patient who had an abdominal mass which turned out to be a ...

Hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) injections can provide short-term protection against the hepatitis B virus. They may benefit people who have experienced recent exposure. Some people get acute ...

Fewer Oregon newborns are getting vaccinated against hepatitis B at birth and slightly fewer pregnant people are being screened for the virus, according to new state data released Tuesday. The Oregon ...

Thursday to remove hepatitis B from the list of required vaccines in New Hampshire. Rep. Kelley Potenza, a Rochester ...