From October this year, all newborns will be vaccinated against Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) at birth, the Programme Manager of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI), Dr Kwame Amponsah-Achiano ...

The Nassau County Department of Health has announced a confirmed case of hepatitis A virus in a food handler who worked at Jersey Mike’s Subs, located at 24 Atlantic Avenue, Oceanside.

A Jersey Mike’s worker in Nassau County who “directly handled food” has tested positive for hepatitis A, leaving customers who ate at the sandwich shop recently at risk, health officials warned.

The advocacy group Prisoners’ Legal Services of Massachusetts filed a federal class action lawsuit on Wednesday, claiming the Essex County sheriff is denying hepatitis C treatment to people in their ...

People who ate at a Jersey Mike’s Subs restaurant in Oceanside between April 5 and April 19 may have been exposed to hepatitis A, the Nassau County Department of Health announced late Friday.

These labs perform advanced disease testing and analysis on hepatitis to understand how it spreads, as well as track infections like chlamydia, syphilis, and gonorrhea. HealthDay News — Key labs ...

More information: Megan Rose Curtis et al, Disparities in Linkage to Care Among Children With Hepatitis C Virus in the United States, Pediatrics (2025). DOI: 10.1542/peds.2024-068565 Journal ...

Among those let go were all 27 scientists in the nation’s only lab that performs advanced genetic testing needed for hepatitis outbreaks. That lab had been investigating an outbreak affecting ...

The hepatitis B awareness campaign, screening, and vaccination exercise demonstrated the transformative impact of collaborative efforts in promoting health and well-being in communities.

A silent infection is fuelling a rise in liver cancer deaths around the country, prompting the federal Health Department to consider universal hepatitis B testing for people aged over 25.

An HHS spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment. The increase in hepatitis C infections has been “stupendous in the past 20 to 25 years,” said Judith Feinberg, a professor of ...