Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is expected to vote to recommend delaying the hepatitis B shot typically ...

Policy that recommends offering hep B vaccine at birth only to babies perceived to be at risk will lead to increased numbers ...

Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B.Last week, a federal ...

A vaccine that helps prevent liver disease is back in the spotlight as a federal advisory panel considers delaying the first shot for infants. The hepatitis B vaccine is a multi-dose series typically ...

You value independent local news, so become a sustainer today to power our newsroom. For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That ...