Hepatitis B is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Acute HPV comes on quickly and resolves promptly. Chronic HBV is a long-term infection, lasting for at least 6 months. The ...

Recent changes to ACIP leadership and vaccine guidance have raised concerns that longstanding immunization protections are ...

Hepatitis B can pass from one person to another via blood and body fluids with the infection. In some cases, it may be present in saliva. Hepatitis B is a liver disease resulting from infection with ...

There’s no cure for hepatitis B, but there is a highly effective vaccine as well as options for managing your symptoms, lessening your risk of long-term health effects, and preventing transmission.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the hepatitis B ...

Hepatitis B is a potentially fatal liver disease. It spreads through contact with bodily fluids, and certain groups including health care workers and IV drug users are at higher risk. Anyone can be ...

A CDC committee’s decision to change longstanding hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies is the latest sign that vaccine skeptics are reshaping policies that aim to prevent the spread of ...

Hepatitis, inflammation of your liver, is typically caused by five specific viruses. But the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) that causes mononucleosis infection has also been linked to hepatitis. Hepatitis ...

The CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' move away from recommending routine hepatitis B vaccination at birth ...

A panel of vaccine advisers to the federal government —now embroiled in controversy under the leadership of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — has voted in favor of changing the childhood ...