When Dr. Su Wang was in medical school, she donated blood. That’s when she learned she was infected with hepatitis B, a virus that attacks the liver and can lead to cancer and death decades later. “I was 18, healthy, in college,” she said. “And suddenly I had a chronic …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a first dose within 24 hours of birth — as the CDC has advised for more than 30 years …
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday for the first of two days of discussions about childhood vaccine schedules and recommendations. The panel will focus on the hepatitis B vaccine and vote on whether to continue recommending it be given to all children at birth or …
Working out of a tribal-owned hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, liver specialist Brian McMahon has spent decades treating the long shadow of hepatitis B. Before a vaccine became available in the 1980s, he saw the virus claim young lives in western Alaskan communities with stunning speed. One of his patients was …
World Hepatitis Day 2024, observed on July 28, aims to raise global awareness about hepatitis—a significant health concern affecting millions worldwide. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver caused by viral infections, toxic substances, autoimmune diseases, and other factors. The most common types—hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E—pose varying …
Despite the availability of an effective vaccine against the Hepatitis B virus for over 30 years, its uptake has been low in India due to poor knowledge and lack of awareness, according to a study by Sir Ganga Ram Hospital. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global …