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A proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests.

A proposed shift in recommendations for hepatitis B vaccination in the U.S. could leave millions of young adults unprotected, a new modeling study suggests.

In all of our coverage of the disastrous tenure RFK Jr. has had as Secretary of HHS, we have not yet discussed a bonkers study the CDC planned to fund in Guinea-Bissau. This hepatitis B “vacc…

The FDA has approved Hibsago, a new treatment for certain adults with chronic hepatitis B. A liver specialist explains how it works, who may qualify, and whether some patients could eventually stop taking their regular medicines.

Hepatitis B study in Guinea-Bissau that was to be funded by CDC and that drew global backlash ‘will not move forward’

On World Hepatitis Day 2020, WHO is calling for united and stepped-up action to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B (HBV), a preventable viral infection that attacks the liver and claims the lives of nearly 900 000 people each year.

England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.

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

Global efforts to combat viral hepatitis are delivering measurable progress in reducing infections and deaths, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, according to a new WHO report released today at the World Hepatitis Summit.

From The Guardian: Parents in Wales urged to ‘be vigilant’ about hand-washing amid hepatitis A outbreak

From Reddit - r/india: India among worst-hit as hepatitis deaths stay high despite global gains: WHO report | India News - The Times of India

Viral hepatitis still kills thousands daily worldwide. WHO calls for urgent scale-up of vaccination, testing, and treatment to reach 2030 elimination goals.

Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health challenge, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a new report published on Tuesday.

Researchers encode the tiny hepatitis D virus in an early step toward “quantum genomics”