With NIH funding, the group will pursue research and patient care approaches for a disease that affects more than 250 million people around the globe ...

Transmission electron micrograph showing hepatitis B virus particles (colored orange). The Johns Hopkins Medicine-led ...

Peak anti-hepatitis B surface antibody levels predicted increased viral protection in HIV, a French study shows.

Chronic hepatitis B is a viral disease that affects the liver and greatly increases the risks of liver cirrhosis and ...

By Nancy Lapid Feb 23 (Reuters) - Use of hepatitis B vaccines in U.S. newborns was declining well before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scrapped a longstanding broad recommendation for ...

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 ...

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies ...

Bill Cassidy went anywhere in Louisiana to give people the hepatitis B vaccine. The Centers for Disease Control — remade by Kennedy — no longer recommends that all newborns get the shot.

The hepatitis B surface antibody test (HBsAb) detects antibodies in the blood to determine if someone is immune to the hepatitis B virus (HBV). A negative or nonreactive result means the individual is ...

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 ...

Hepatitis B is a serious infection that has the potential to cause severe liver damage, including increased risks of chronic liver disease and death. A common route of transmission for hepatitis B is ...