As hepatitis B research progresses, achieving higher functional cure rates is becoming more feasible. It is vital that policymakers set clear elimination targets for hepatitis B, coordinate efforts, enhance surveillance, and create supportive regulatory environments to support this.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA’s recent authorization of a rapid, point-of-care test to diagnose current hepatitis C virus infection is a major victory, but it would be malpractice to ...

A test using a single spot of dried blood successfully detected HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in all 60 samples with known amounts of each virus. Data on a groundbreaking test with the potential to detect HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C using just a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — There are new guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for hepatitis B testing. It is now recommended for every adult to get tested at least once in their lifetime. The CDC estimates that more than 50 percent ...

(CNN) - A new recommendation from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests all adults get tested for hepatitis B at least once in their lifetime. Hepatitis B is an illness linked to liver disease and cancer. The CDC estimates 500,000 to 2.5 ...

HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; ULN, the upper limit of normal; TDF, tenofovir disoproxil fumarate; HBV, hepatitis B virus; anti-HBs, hepatitis B surface antibody. In May 2016, the World Health Assembly adopted the Global ...