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 ...

Adults should be tested for hepatitis B virus (HBV) at least once in their lifetime, according to updated guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the first update ...

The CDC made this recommendation after reviewing relevant literature and noting that complete testing jumped from about only two-thirds of patients to nearly all patients. The current CDC testing ...

Participate in this educational webinar to learn about the 2023 updated HBV guidelines and hepatitis Delta. Today's presentation will cover the following topics from the perspective of an Adjunct ...

The annual rate of hepatitis C cases tripled between 2009 and 2018, according to new data published April 10 in the CDC’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. CDC researchers analyzed the annual ...

In the global fight toward Hepatitis C elimination, hear insights into how to build a cost-effective screening program that is evidence based and improves outcomes by leveraging immunoassay-based ...

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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.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can lead to substantial morbidity and mortality,” Erin E. Conners, ...

A clinical trial led by Kirby Institute at UNSW Sydney has found that point-of-care testing for hepatitis B DNA is as effective as traditional laboratory testing, paving the way for faster diagnosis ...