A screening test can determine if a person has an infection with hepatitis B. It involves a blood test that detects antigens and antibodies for hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B, or hep B, is a ...
A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about ...
World Hepatitis Day 2025 and its theme, “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down,” emphasize the urgent need to remove barriers to prevention, testing, and treatment to reduce liver cancer and eliminate ...