Hepatitis B is a viral infection of the liver that is most commonly transmitted from mother to child during birth and delivery in early childhood, as well as through contact with blood or other body ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 and ...

A newer vaccine against hepatitis B virus was clearly superior to an older vaccine type in inducing a protective antibody response among people living with HIV who didn't respond to prior vaccination, ...

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 ...

Anil Oza is a general assignment reporter at STAT focused on the NIH and health equity. You can reach him on Signal at aniloza.16. A key government advisory committee voted Friday to postpone a vote ...

After plunging over the past several decades, hepatitis A and B rates could climb again now that the CDC has removed both vaccines from its list of universally recommended childhood immunizations, ...

NEW YORK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s vaccine advisers will vote this week on whether to delay hepatitis B shots for most American children, the new chair of the committee said, a move ...

New York City and state health officials are urging providers to vaccinate newborns against hepatitis B immediately after birth as federal authorities consider delaying the shots. The city Department ...

Dec. 5 (UPI) --The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunizations Practices on Friday morning voted to delay giving most children their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine, if they receive it all. After ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices delayed its vote on changing the current policy, which CDC experts warned could erode the safety net keeping children from being born with the ...

WASHINGTON — The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to approve new recommendations delaying the child hepatitis B vaccine for infants Friday, providing a win for the Make America ...