Hepatitis B can lead to liver disease. But we can prevent and manage this viral infection. Here’s what we know about the ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of the very first vaccines your baby will get before she leaves the hospital. This vaccine protects her from a dangerous (but preventable!) liver infection and is ...

Worldwide, hepatitis B is thought to be the second deadliest infection; about 5% of the global population are infection and it can lead to liver cancer. | Microbiology ...

In their effort to answer a decades-old biological question about how the hepatitis B virus (HBV) is able to establish infection of liver cells, research led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center ...

People may be at more risk of both AIDS and hepatitis B due to similar risk factors. Having HIV and hepatitis B may lead to serious complications. However, both are treatable and preventable.

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released an updated clinical practice guideline on the prevention of ...

Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a common cause of viral hepatitis with significant health complications including cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Assays for hepatitis B surface ...

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the leading cause of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver-related death globally.1,2 The highest prevalence is found in low-income and middle-income countries ...

As the number of immunosuppressive drugs has grown, so has the number of patients referred to gastroenterologists with hepatitis B reactivation, which can lead to acute liver failure. For patients ...

Despite numerous treatment advances, chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a largely incurable disease impacting more than 290 million people worldwide. All patients with chronic HBV ...

Hepatitis B and liver cancer are significant global public health challenges. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a leading risk factor for liver cancer, particularly HCC. Globally, an estimated ...