The history of the hepatitis B vaccine has been marked by controversies, from the ‘Australia antigen’ to the ‘Pediatric ...

The CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recently voted to stop recommending a universal dose of the hepatitis ...

Understanding what hepatitis C is, how it spreads and how it is treated can replace fear with clarity.

Review finds no evidence supporting CDC changes to newborn hepatitis B vaccine guidelines; universal birth dose remains the safest strategy.

A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as ...

Hepatitis C virus treatment is increasingly being offered in primary care because medications now require less frequent monitoring and have fewer adverse effects.

A new study confirms finger-stick Hep B tests are as accurate as labs. This 60-minute test can expand global treatment access ...

A world-first Australian trial shows a simple fingerstick test can accurately detect hepatitis B DNA within an hour ...

Guinea-Bissau's health minister says the government is suspending a Trump administration-backed hepatitis B vaccine study on newborns in the West African country pending an ethical review.

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How do viruses do their job of infecting humans? Some of them are experts at evading the immune system so that it won't knock them out. Take hepatitis C, a sneaky and potentially deadly viral ...