At CROI 2026, experts warned that missing HBV screening risks reactivation during HIV therapy switches.

The review confirms the universal hepatitis B birth dose has reduced pediatric incidence by 99% since its 1991 implementation. A comprehensive review published in Pediatrics found no evidence to ...

Hepatitis B vaccination at birth is safe and effective compared with a delayed first dose, according to new research.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) continues to recommend routine hepatitis B vaccination for all newborns. Some medical centers, including Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), ...

Source: High-tech blood screening platform commissioned – herald Trust Freddy-Zimpapers Correspondent A CUTTING-EDGE Nucleic Acid Testing platform for blood screening has been commissioned by the ...

Among patients with HIV, standardized protocols are necessary to ensure hepatitis B virus (HBV) screening occurs before initiating antiretroviral therapy regimens that lack anti-HBV activity, ...

A recent research published in PLOS Biology highlights the link between vaccination and a reduced risk of age-related ...

This prospective, real-world cohort study evaluated HBV serologic profiles and the risk of HBV reactivation or incident HBV infection after switching to long-acting ...

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes. The test uses the DASH rapid PCR system, originally developed for COVID, ...

This study proposes a cross-species transcriptomic framework to predict vaccine reactogenicity, with implications for preclinical vaccine safety assessment. The findings show that mouse muscle ...

A woman in her 40s presented with progressive cognitive decline, expressive language difficulty and episodic confusion. Her initial symptoms were misattributed to psychiatric illness, and later to ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...