Thousands more people across England are to benefit from routine HIV testing in A&Es this year, thanks to the extension of a major NHS public health initiative. Under a new expansion plan, 30 more ...

Sparked by a flurry of executive orders in the first week of taking power, and evolving at dizzying pace, the new US administration has taken a wrecking ball to health-related services and research ...

Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

Investors led by Elon Musk offer $97.4 billion for OpenAI. Sam Altman replies: 'No thank you.' ...

We are facing a new threat to global health. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear to health-care providers, public health practitioners, policy makers, and communities that pathogens do not respect ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hepatitis B virus, alcohol is associated with dose-dependent increased risks for cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), according ...

Study: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and Treatment of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in At ... HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) or HBV core antibody (anti-HBc).

Hepatitis B (sometimes referred to as hep B) is a liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). It typically causes symptoms like stomach pain, dark urine, fatigue, fever, jaundice (yellowing ...

Here we investigated the hepatitis B core protein (HBc) that forms the viral capsids and plays a vital role in the HBV life cycle. We explored two distinct binding pockets on the HBV capsid: the ...