Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a long-term infection of the liver caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). While acute hepatitis B infection is often resolved by the immune system, CHB occurs when the ...

And if you’re pregnant, you can pass it on to your newborn. Viral hepatitis is an inflammation of your liver that's caused by a virus. The most common ones in the U.S. are hep A, B, and C.

The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) has released an updated clinical practice guideline on the prevention of hepatitis B virus reactivation (HBVr) in at-risk persons. The document ...

hepatitis serologies, severity of hepatic dysfunction, and presence of cirrhosis were evaluated in 127 patients. Results Patients with hepatitis B (HBV) were more likely to develop HCC at a ...

GSK has revealed updated results from its phase 2b trial of its antisense drug for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections, which reveal a sharp decline in the proportion of patients with undetectable ...

Precision BioSciences has reported initial outcomes from the ELIMINATE-B trial of PBGENE-HBV, a gene editing programme for treating chronic Hepatitis B patients who are HBeAg-negative. In cohort ...

A hepatitis B health alert has been issued to hundreds of mums and children who were admitted to the Nepean Hospital Birth Unit between 2013 and 2024. A health alert was issued after NSW Health ...