#hepatitis B

A new analysis finds that Gilead Sciences’ updated version of its key antiretroviral tenofovir may not actually offer any safety benefits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Protection (CDC) recommends hepatitis B and C testing for everyone with HIV.

People living with HIV are not getting vaccinated for hepatitis B.

These rates are driven in large part by hepatitis B and C.

The once-daily regimen includes the integrase inhibitor bictegravir plus the contents of Descovy (emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide).

90 days ago, he declared a public health emergency.

Less than 1 in 10 of such candidates were vaccinated for hepatitis B during a one-year surveillance period.

An annual surveillance report on STIs and other blood-borne illnesses also found that new cases of hepatitis B are down among youths.

It mostly involved men who have sex with men, but the state also faces a major challenge with injection drug use.

A recent study found that hep C was also associated with an increased risk of miscarriage.

Such generic drugs could save nations huge sums in the coming years.

The annual awareness day is held every year on July 28. This year’s theme aims to put a human face to the epidemic.

Regardless of whether individuals have hepatitis B or C, the improvement tends to occur quickly.

Men who have sex with men traveling to the region are advised to get vaccinated for hepatitis A virus.

A major academic center found only two cases of on-the-job infections via cuts in a 13-year period.