Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD The majority of children and adults who receive the hepatitis B (hep B) virus ...

Hepatitis B doesn't only affect adults. Babies can get it from their mothers at birth, as well as from others who are ...

Catching HBV early can make a world of difference. Medical professionals typically use blood tests that check for signs of ...

B, a new hepatitis vaccine, vs. standard hepatitis B vaccines as a booster in previously vaccinated individuals.

Hepatitis can damage your liver for years without symptoms. Learn how these viruses spread—and what truly protects your liver ...

While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...

Hepatitis B vaccine (recombinant ... for infants younger than 1 year and the deltoid muscle in older children and adults. Do not administer Engerix-B in the gluteal region; may result in ...

They are considered protected if they have a hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) titer of ≥10 mIU/mL after completing a full vaccination series. This study compared the effectiveness ...

The combined hepatitis A and B vaccine is usually administered as three separate doses over a 6-month period. A large randomized trial, conducted in 479 adults (aged 18 to 45 years) recruited from ...

In many resource-limited countries (particularly across sub-Saharan Africa and the Asia-Pacific region), chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections affect 4 to 8% of the adult population.

Shared clinical decision making sounds good until it slows the process of getting and staying healthy. Then patients lose.