Catching HBV early can make a world of difference. Medical professionals typically use blood tests that check for signs of ...

While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the body's defences are unable to ...

Aligos Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on improving patient outcomes through best-in-class ...

Large-scale data on the hepatitis D virus (HDV)/hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection rate is needed to estimate the current ...

Medically reviewed by Patricia Mikula, PharmD The majority of children and adults who receive the hepatitis B (hep B) virus ...

Durham-based Precision BioSciences Inc. has received investigational new drug (IND) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for PBGENE-HBV, an in vivo gene editing program designed ...

Hepatitis can damage your liver for years without symptoms. Learn how these viruses spread—and what truly protects your liver ...

Hepatitis B doesn't only affect adults. Babies can get it from their mothers at birth, as well as from others who are ...

China has made significant progress in reducing mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B, but further efforts are needed ...

Scientists from the Institut Pasteur, in collaboration with Kumamoto University in Japan, have assessed a new rapid diagnostic test to identify pregnant women at elevated risk of transmitting ...

Hepatitis B is a liver infection cause by the hepatitis B virus (HBV), and long-term hepatitis B infections that last longer ...