About 90% of infants infected at birth go on to develop chronic infection ...

Some 254 million people live with a chronic hepatitis B (HBV) infection that is often asymptomatic for decades, only to ...

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 is a viral infection that impacts the liver. To test for hepatitis B, a doctor can perform a blood test that detects hepatitis B surface antigens. A positive result indicates a hepatitis B ...

A new study warns that U.S. infants who miss the hepatitis B vaccine at birth are increasingly unlikely to complete the three-dose series, with completion rates dropping from 73.2% for 2014 births to ...

Fast Track designation has the potential to facilitate development and accelerate FDA review of imdusiran WARMINSTER, Pa., April 15, 2026 ...

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 ...

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...

On Dec. 5, a federal vaccine advisory panel voted to change the long-standing recommendation that all newborns receive a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. The federal Advisory Committee on Immunization ...

Hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus are both sexually transmitted infections (STIs). However, they are not the same and develop due to different viruses. STIs spread from one person to another ...

If someone presents you with a hepatitis B declination form, you might have some questions about it and the hepatitis B vaccine more generally. Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver due to the ...