Medical experts say vaccination is the best prevention method for hepatitis B, a liver infection that can be acute or chronic ...

The hepatitis B vaccine, discovered and developed in Philadelphia, was recently challenged by the Trump administration. Local ...

United States President Donald Trump this week claimed children should not be vaccinated against hepatitis B until they are ...

Before the United States began vaccinating all infants at birth with the hepatitis B vaccine in 1991, about 18,000 children every year contracted the virus before their 10th birthday — about half of ...

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 ...

It's unusual for Presidents to give medical advise. But this week President Trump told parents to delay giving their kids a hep b shot until they turn 12. Doctors say this is bad and dangerous advice.

Hepatitis B prevention methods involve medical screening, vaccination, and following safe practices. Good hygiene practices such as washing hands and using condoms with sexual partners are essential ...

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 ...

The Trump administration is continuing its push to revise federal guidelines to delay the hepatitis B vaccine newborn dose ...

WHO’s classification of hepatitis D virus as carcinogenic raises urgent questions for vaccination, screening, and treatment ...