Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University have developed the first transgenic nonhuman primate model—genetically ...

Viral hepatitis is a major danger to public health. According to WHO’s 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, viral hepatitis deaths ...

An antisense drug in development at GSK has shown further activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV ... whilst also allowing transmission of the virus to others. Chronic HBV kills around 900,000 ...

Hepatitis B and C virus, HIV, Parvovirus B19 and non-polio Enterovirus. Infections in pregnancy can damage the fetus (spontaneous abortion, fetal death, intrauterine growth retardation) or the newborn ...

Infectious diseases can be spread through several routes of transmission ... through saliva or kissing. HIV and Hepatitis B in Saliva Hepatitis B is spread through contact with body fluids infected ...

The American Gastroenterology Association (AGA) updated its clinical practice guidelines for managing hepatitis B ...

Sparked by a flurry of executive orders in the first week of taking power, and evolving at dizzying pace, the new US administration has taken a wrecking ball to health-related services and research ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation to brelovitug (BJT-778) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis delta (CHD).

Existing treatment criteria for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection are mainly based on data from observational studies, such as the REVEAL study from Taiwan, which was initiated in the early ...

He added that global health organizations such as the WHO, the Global Fund and GAVI played a crucial role in supporting efforts to combat hepatitis B and C. However, the sudden withdrawal of ...

With several drugs in use that inhibit the hepatitis B virus polymerases (nucleos(t)ide analogues (or NUCs)), some argue that new direct-acting antiviral drugs, and new NUCs in particular ...