Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 and ...

WASHINGTON — A federal vaccine advisory committee voted Friday to end the longstanding recommendation that all U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. Newborn hepatitis B ...

The sneaky virus poses serious health threats if it goes on to become a chronic disease. Clinical trial results suggest a new drug may cure 1 in 5 of those cases.

Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a known vaccine skeptic — was appointed as Secretary of Health and Human Services in February, it was only a matter of time before he took steps to loosen requirements ...

Vaccination against hepatitis B is a common recommendation, but what exactly is it preventing? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisory group plan to meet this week to discuss and vote on ...

New research implies that a first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B could allow some patients to stop treatment without ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. scored another major victory in his quest to overhaul the nation’s vaccine policy on Friday, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine ...

Across two large trials, roughly 20% of people treated with bepirovirsen had undetectable levels of the virus after stopping ...