Countries are making measurable progress in combatting viral hepatitis, but the disease remains a major global health ...

On Jan 5, 2026, the Acting Director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed a decision memorandum from the heads of the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for ...

Hepatitis affects 287 million globally, often undetected until severe liver damage, says the WHO. Early testing, awareness, ...

Nearly 287 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B or C, yet most remain undiagnosed until severe liver damage occurs.

The Trump administration’s recommendation against universal hepatitis B vaccination for babies on the day they’re born could ...

The decision by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending giving infants a dose of the hepatitis B ...

Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a small DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. If someone has this infection for a long time, it can lead to ...

The revised guidelines also will lead to more than $20 million in extra health care costs, the research shows.

Despite bipartisan agreement on the need for testing and treatment for the life-threatening liver disease hepatitis C, potentially hundreds of thousands of Americans remain untreated or even unaware ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection acquired at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health complications, ...

Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. It’s considered acute until it lasts six months, at which point it’s considered chronic. Complications that can develop from chronic hepatitis include a ...