There has been a lot of public attention surrounding pediatric hepatitis B vaccines recently. Are they safe? Are they ...

At least 216 cases have been detected in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. At least 650 cases of the condition have been detected worldwide. Experts are not sure what is causing these hepatitis cases but ...

Dynavax is kicking off May’s Hepatitis Awareness Month with a new push to improve education around hepatitis B and the benefits of vaccination. The company—which makes hepatitis B vaccine ...

Hepatitis infections are at high rates in Philadelphia, according to a new report that sheds light on incidence rates in different neighborhoods. Since 2021, an estimated total of 77,273 Philadelphia ...

World Hepatitis Day is observed on 28 July each year. Its purpose is to raise awareness to combat hepatitis and achieve the goals of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the elimination of ...

Some social media accounts have been blaming Covid-19 vaccines for the outbreak of acute hepatitis across 12 countries. (Photo: Getty) As you can see, this tweet stated that “Madrid’s Deputy of ...

The hepatitis B vaccine is one of Philadelphia’s oldest success stories. The virus itself was discovered at Fox Chase Cancer Center in 1967 by Baruch Blumberg, who won a Nobel Prize for his work. He ...

Hepatitis B viral load is the amount of hepatitis B virus (HBV) found in a person’s bloodstream. Hepatitis B is a viral infection that can pass from person to person through bodily fluids. It ...

Hepatitis G is the former name for human pegivirus 1 (HPgV-1). It is typically transmitted through blood. Avoiding contact with blood products with the virus can help prevent it from transferring.