Hepatitis B is a virus that can damage the liver and lead to lifelong health problems. The hepatitis B vaccine prevents short-term illness (acute hepatitis) and a life-threatening infection called ...

When it comes to children's health, what you don’t see can hurt. Hepatitis C in children often flies under the radar, presenting with no symptoms until the condition becomes serious. Here's what ...

United States President Donald Trump this week claimed children should not be vaccinated against hepatitis B until they are 12 years old, rather than at birth. He also said the viral liver infection ...

In a commentary published in Gastroenterology, leading experts urge that all newborns in the United States continue to receive the first dose of hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. Hepatitis ...

A federal advisory committee recently voted to end the recommendation that newborns receive the Hepatitis B vaccine at birth. So, what are local doctors recommending? Dr. Gigi Chawla, Chief of General ...

The hepatitis B vaccine has emerged as the latest flashpoint as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continues to cast doubt on the safety of vaccines. The vaccine is routinely given to babies ...

As the opioid epidemic has worsened in the United States, prevalence of hepatitis C has also increased. Hepatitis C is a bloodborne virus that damages the liver. It is mainly spread through sharing ...

Western Alaska, where almost all the residents are Indigenous, used to have the world’s highest rate of childhood liver cancer caused by Hepatitis B. After decades of screenings and vaccinations, that ...

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PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Fewer Oregon newborns have been vaccinated against hepatitis B in recent years, according to new data. The Oregon Health Authority has unveiled its Infant Hepatitis B ...