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 ...

Supporters of a bill that would eliminate the requirement for some children to receive the hepatitis B vaccine and modify ...

The Center for Disease Control recently attracted national attention for ending its long-standing recommendation that all ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An estimated quarter million Canadians have chronic hepatitis B, yet many gaps in its diagnosis and care remain.

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 ...

An advisory panel appointed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will vote on delaying the hepatitis B vaccine for newborns. Hepatitis B is highly infectious and incurable. Doctors urge parents to vaccinate ...

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 is one of the most widespread viral infections in the world, with hundreds of millions of people living with it today. Caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), this condition primarily ...