For decades, newborns in the U.S. have been given the hepatitis B vaccine. This could change. A CDC vaccine advisory panel ...

DALLAS — A federal vaccine advisory panel voted on Friday morning to change the long-standing recommendation that all ...

Viral hepatitis isn’t quite the scourge it used to be. Thanks in large part to widespread immunization of adolescents and young children in the U.S. for hepatitis A and B, the incidence of the ...

The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to remove the universal recommendation for the hepatitis B vaccine at ...

During Hepatitis Awareness Month, the CDC and allied public health organizations launched educational campaigns to raise awareness of viral hepatitis, deflate stigma around the infection and encourage ...

Television commercials encouraging testing for Hepatitis C and national news stories about Hepatitis A outbreaks may have left you wondering, “What’s up with hepatitis?” The word hepatitis comes from ...

SEATTLE — Hepatitis refers to the general inflammation of the liver. There are often no symptoms for Hep C until the infection has become advanced, so getting screened early is the best way to cure it ...

Hepatitis B, once rampant in Indigenous villages, has been brought under control in the state, but a CDC advisory committee ...

If you're looking for ways to treat hepatitis C, you have more choices than ever before, including antiviral medicines that cure the disease (the first-line treatment for hep C). But some people turn ...

Whether hepatitis resolves depends on the type and whether a person receives treatment. Hepatitis A usually resolves without medications, and while sometimes hepatitis B and C may last only a few ...

Hepatitis A blood tests check for immunoglobulin M (IgM) and immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies. An IgG-positive and IgM-negative result may suggest immunity to hepatitis A. A doctor may request a ...

A recent study looked at how cannabis can help those previously diagnosed with hepatitis C avoid risk of diabetes. It revealed that those who use cannabis are less likely to develop diabetes as a ...