Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a small DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. If someone has this infection for a long time, it can lead to ...
The world is celebrating World Hepatitis Day today, i.e, July 28, 2025, which marks the 15th anniversary of World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day is observed through Resolution WHA63.18 at the 63rd ...
News that a health worker at a Sydney hospital’s birth unit was infectious with hepatitis B for more than a decade has led to a health alert for mothers and babies. The staff member worked at Nepean ...
From a clinical perspective, these are conditions in which outcomes can change significantly. But that depends on when we ...
Fifteen years ago, doctors in Europe noticed a remarkable thing happening in people with chronic hepatitis B infections. When patients went off their medications, the virus started to come back—and ...
Chronic hepatitis B is incurable and can lead to liver failure and death. Because not all pregnant women get the recommended hepatitis B screening, some newborns are exposed to the disease, putting ...