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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the CDC vaccine panel have been casting doubt on the hepatitis B shot and the practice of vaccinating newborns.
Grifols introduces HyperHEP B ® (hepatitis B immune globulin [human]), a new formulation to treat patients exposed to hepatitis B. [press release]. Research Triangle Park, NC; June 1, 2021 ...
The correspondence by Koo et al, entitled “Risk of Hepatitis B Virus Reactivation in Patients Who Are Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Negative/Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen Positive and the Role of ...
In a new clinical practice guideline, the AGA provided evidence-based recommendations for either antiviral prophylaxis or continued surveillance to manage hepatitis B virus reactivation in ...
For infants born to hepatitis B-infected mothers, the ACIP and CDC recommends that they receive postexposure prophylaxis to reduce their risk for perinatal hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection.
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All patients with cancer who are candidates for systemic therapy should be screened for hepatitis B, ... The PCO calls for antiviral prophylaxis during and for at least 12 months after therapy ...
Hepatitis remains an important cause of liver disease in Malaysia, although our goal is to eventually eliminate it.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is extremely common. About 296 million people worldwide are currently HBV-positive, and 0.7–0.9% of pregnant women in the United States have chronic HBV.
A call to Action has emerged from a High-Level Ministerial Conference on Triple Elimination of HIV, Syphilis, and Hepatitis B, held in Kampala, Uganda. African Ministers of Health, development ...
Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis prevents hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney transplant (KT) from donors with HCV viremia ...