After a stint in Guantanamo Bay, a Venezuelan deported from the US adjusts to his homeland - Jhoan Bastidas is just starting ...

Hepatitis B and C still survive in the dark, driven by a lack of information, unhygienic medical procedures, and poor access ...

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 ...

A patient told MassLive she was horrified to receive a phone call from her surgeon post-operation saying she should be tested for bloodborne pathogens.

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a CRISPR-based diagnostic tool capable of detecting ...

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

The National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 removed the economic incentive that held vaccine developers accountable for vaccine safety. Reforms, including properly designed trials, are needed to ...

Offering mailed self-testing for HIV encouraged patients to test themselves for HIV but require methods of improving ...

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

A successful blood borne virus (BBV) opt-out testing programme is being expanded across NHS Greater Manchester emergency ...

The hepatitis viruses detected included HBV, HCV, HDV, and HEV, and the results were presented in two forms: fluorescence and strips. Among them, four studies established both fluorescence and test ...

There's a vaccine to prevent HBV, but not HCV. Those with higher chances of getting HBV should get vaccinated. That includes people who have HIV, inject illicit drugs, or are health care workers.