CDC Report: Viral Hepatitis Rates Decreasing or Remaining Stable

A newly released CDC report demonstrates that five of 10 indicators assessing progress toward viral hepatitis ...

JUNE 18, 2025

Immigrants With Chronic HBV Are Vulnerable to Lapses in Antiviral Use

Due to multiple factors, immigrants living in the United States who have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) are ...

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Proposed FDA Rule Could Enable POC Hepatitis B Testing

Recent steps by the FDA and NIH increase the likelihood of point-of-care testing for hepatitis B virus becoming ...

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

All U.S. Adults Should Be Tested for HBV at Least Once

The CDC changed its recommendation for hepatitis B testing, because more than half the people who have HBV do not ...

MARCH 9, 2023

COVID-19 Has Lasting Impact on Liver Disease

Increased mortality rates for alcohol-associated liver disease and NAFLD among younger people and some ethnic ...

MARCH 7, 2023

TAF- or TDF-Backbone? Both Appear Efficacious for HIV/HBV Co-Infection

A regimen for treating people with HIV and HBC coinfection with a TAF backbone has similar efficacy with one that ...

JULY 29, 2022

Treating All U.S. Hepatitis B Patients Could Lead to Large Cost Savings

Treating all U.S. patients with hepatitis B virus would significantly decrease disease burden, according to data ...

MARCH 18, 2022

ACIP Recommends ‘Universal’ Adult HBV Vaccine—But Not for All

The risk-based vaccination strategy has been partially successful with initial decreases, but new HBV infections ...

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

2-Dose Hepatitis B Vaccine More Seroprotective, Cost-Effective

Administration of the two-dose adjuvanted hepatitis B virus vaccine may be cost-effective in many of the adults ...

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Hep Vaccines Lacking Among Liver Patients

While guidelines call for patients with chronic liver disease to receive vaccinations against the hepatitis A and B ...

AUGUST 28, 2020

Waterborne Hepatitis A Outbreaks Have Decline

Current HAV outbreaks appear to be due to person-to-person transmission or food.

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Screening for HBV Infection Recommended for Pregnant Women

Hep B rates are on the rise. Although babies are routinely vaccinated against HBV, rates of maternal HBV infection ...

AUGUST 1, 2019