Under new federal recommendations, it is now up to parents to decide to give their infants the hepatitis B vaccine when their mothers have tested negative for the virus.

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 ...

The hepatitis B vaccine can reduce your risk of developing the infection. But up to 10% of people may not respond to this vaccine. They may need to take extra steps to avoid hep B exposure. The ...

The decision to stop recommending the vaccine at birth affects real American families and weakens one of our most effective ...

Long-term follow-up of Taiwanese children with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection showed that 3.29% had HBV surface ...

The Arizona health department advises providers stay the course on giving the Hep B vaccine to newborns, going against a federal panel's recommendation.

Hepatitis A typically quickly resolves on its own without treatment. Very rarely, the viral condition may cause serious complications such as liver disease or liver failure, especially in older or ...

Hepatitis means you have an inflamed liver. The most common cause of the condition is a virus called hepatitis C, or “hep C” for short. (There are other causes like bacteria, injury, and other viruses ...

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 well-characterized positive marker for hepatocellular differentiation would be a useful tool for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The recently commercially available Hep Par 1 ...

The histological distinction between hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC) and metastatic adenocarcinoma to the liver can sometimes be a challenging dilemma for surgical pathologists, particularly given the ...