With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...

Introduction Urban homeless populations in the UK have been shown to have high rates of active tuberculosis, but less is known about the prevalence of latent ... immune hepatitis B status was defined ...

Katsina State Government has said it expended the sum of N9.12 billion under the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), for improved learning conditions in primary schools across the state.

New recommendations address advances in immunosuppressive therapies and highlight antiviral prophylaxis for high-risk patients. Study: AGA Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention and ...

A multicenter, prospective observational study of chemotherapy in elderly patients with biliary tract cancer. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2025 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium.

As of Jan. 17, public health officials reported that they had documented 66 active cases and 79 latent infections in the Kansas City, Kansas, metro area since 2024. Most of the cases have been in ...

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 ...

For individuals who have had hepatitis B, the virus can sometimes become active again later in life, a process known as hepatitis B reactivation. HBVr can cause significant liver damage ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with severe, active, nonsegmental vitiligo, baricitinib combined with narrowband ultraviolet light B (UV-B) is efficacious compared with placebo ...