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Italian hepatitis A outbreak among MSM linked to two European strains

Healio Hepatology / 13 April 2018
Tenofovir DF does not reduce the risk of mother-to-child hepatitis B transmission

Liz Highleyman / 14 March 2018

Mothers who took tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (Viread) during pregnancy did not have a significantly lower risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus (HBV) to their infants compared with those who used ...
US approves new hepatitis B vaccine as public health agencies update guidelines

Liz Highleyman / 27 November 2017

On 9 November the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Heplisav-B, a new vaccine that provides protection against all known subtypes of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with two rather ...
FDA approves HBV vaccine Heplisav-B for adults

Healio / 13 November 2017
Mapping hepatitis in Kenya shows where action is needed

The Conversation / 10 October 2017
Hepatitis B: vaccine recommendations during supply constraints

Public Health England / 09 August 2017
UK rations hepatitis B vaccine amid global shortage

BBC News / 08 August 2017
Hepatitis B added to routine baby injections

BBC News / 01 August 2017
Children on immunosuppressive therapy may lose hepatitis B vaccine protection

Liz Highleyman / 22 May 2017

More than half of children treated with immunosuppressive drugs for gastrointestinal or rheumatological conditions no longer had protective levels of antibodies against hepatitis B virus (HBV) and may require repeat vaccination, according to ...
Inexpensive interventions can boost engagement with key stages of viral hepatitis care continuum

Michael Carter / 14 October 2016

Several cheap interventions can significantly boost engagement with the continuum of care for viral hepatitis, a systematic literature review and a series of meta-analyses published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases show. Programmes led by ...