Kerala has been witnessing outbreaks of Hepatitis A for the past several years. As of December 30, 2025, the state reported a ...

Hepatitis—inflammation of the liver—affects millions of people worldwide each year. This potentially serious condition can stem from viral infections, alcohol consumption, toxins, medications, or ...

More than 6,000 people a day are infected with viral hepatitis — and progress fighting the disease has stalled, a recently released World Health Organization report suggests. The analysis, released at ...

Most Americans have never thought much about hepatitis B, and that’s precisely because the vaccine works so well.

The decision comes less than two weeks after a committee of advisers to the agency, whom Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appointed this year, voted to change their decades-old guidance.

Helen Branswell covers issues broadly related to infectious diseases, including outbreaks, preparedness, research, and vaccine development. Follow her on Mastodon and Bluesky. You can reach Helen on ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

The CDC has rescinded its long-standing advice on universal hepatitis B vaccination of newborns within 24 hours of birth.

On Dec. 5, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted to end the ...

The hepatitis A virus (HAV) can survive in water sources, particularly in untreated or unsanitized environments, which poses a significant public health risk. However, contracting HAV through drinking ...