New report highlights progress and persistent gaps in global viral hepatitis elimination, underscoring need to expand testing ...

Millions of people in the U.S. and around the world are living with hepatitis C virus (HCV). But over the past decade, direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have proven effective against HCV, curing more ...

Hepatitis C is a tiny virus with a significant impact. It's a small RNA virus that spreads through the blood and infects the liver. Even though today's medicines can cure it, hepatitis C remains a ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is no longer recommending giving all infants a dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours after birth, approving a sweeping and highly ...

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, ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by Northwestern University. The test will allow doctors to diagnose infections during ...

The disease has become a key issue in Washington. We asked doctors to explain the ABCs. By Simar Bajaj On Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel recommended ...

A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Dr. Karla Thornton noticed a troubling pattern. Starting in 2004, Thornton, an infectious disease expert at the ...

“If we can own rights again, which we know we can, the next question becomes, ‘what rights do we want to own?'” Grant said. “As it relates to the creation of content, obviously what always has broken ...

JASPER COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT/Gray News) – Several monkeys used for animal testing were shot and killed after a truck carrying them overturned in Mississippi on Tuesday afternoon. According to the Jasper ...

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 ...