All adults should have their blood tested for hepatitis B — a vaccine-preventable virus that harms the liver — at least once in their life, regardless of their risk factors for the infection, ...
Hepatitis B testing can show whether you have a current or past HBV infection and whether you have antibodies from a hepatitis B vaccine. Hepatitis B is a viral infection caused by the hepatitis B ...
Many medical organizations and frontline health care providers are grappling with a challenge they haven't had to face in many years: how to protect newborns against hepatitis B.Last week, a federal ...
A NEW point-of-care fingerstick test detects hepatitis B virus (HBV) within one hour, a 2026 diagnostic study has found. The accuracy and reliability of the Xpert HBV Viral Load test, using ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has expanded the recommendation for who should be getting screened for hepatitis B infections (HBV). The CDC now recommends anyone over the age of ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Testing for HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C increased among U.S. Medicaid enrollees initiating treatment for ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Less than 20% of veterans with chronic HBV completed testing for HDV. Veterans with chronic HBV who were HDV ...
The study objective was to examine factors associated with previous hepatitis B virus (HBV) testing among Vietnamese women. A population-based survey was conducted in Seattle. The survey was completed ...