HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the ...

Hepatitis B virus, a killer of more than one million people each year, is a notoriously wily virus, often lingering and ...

Preventing hepatitis B is achievable through a comprehensive approach that includes vaccination, ... Image credit: San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty Images.

Electron microscopy images of hepatitis A (left), B (center), and C (right) Images: Wikipedia Commons, MedicineNet.com, Kuow.com. Hepatitis A is a picornavirus - a member of a large family of viruses ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection that inflames the organ and impacts its ability to function. It can be either acute (short-term) or chronic (long-term), and is estimated to impact between 880,000 ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is prevalent among patients with chronic hepatitis B in Europe and ...

Dr. Chari A. Cohen, president of the foundation, told USA TODAY that acute hepatitis B infections declined by 82% in the U.S. between 1991, when the vaccine was first recommended for infants, and ...

For the hepatitis B vaccine: For long-lasting immunity, you need two, three or four doses, depending on which type of vaccine is used. You get them as shots.