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 ...

Update: On Dec. 5, a federal vaccine panel voted 8-3 to end the decades-long recommendation that all newborns receive a hepatitis B vaccine. The committee kept the recommendation that babies of ...

Hepatitis B is a type of liver inflammation due to a viral infection. Healthcare organizations indicate that receiving the hepatitis B vaccine more than once is not harmful. Hepatitis B can damage and ...

A simple shot given shortly after birth can protect babies from a rare but potentially life-threatening condition known as ...

Re-engagement strategies for hepatitis B show promise in the US, but data gaps and structural barriers are slowing progress ...

Is there a vaccine available? Safe vaccines against hepatitis B are available (Energix-B, Recombivax HB, Twinrix) and should be made available to all workers at risk of contracting the virus.

Read more about a rare acute hepatitis B infection in a fully vaccinated patient with an HBV vaccine escape mutation.

Across two large trials, roughly 20% of people treated with bepirovirsen had undetectable levels of the virus after stopping all treatment.

If you or someone close to you has hepatitis B, you might have questions about the overall outlook. Here’s what you should know. Hepatitis B is an infection of the liver. Most of the time, it’s acute ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...

A major clinical trial found that one in five people with chronic hepatitis B could control the virus without further treatment after receiving an experimental therapy alongside standard antivirals ...