“Reckless” and “dangerous” were just two of the broadsides American medical groups lobbed at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine advisers after they recommended ending universal vaccination at birth for ...

The guidance after 1991 recommended that all newborns receive the hepatitis B vaccine at least 24 hours after birth, leading to a major decline in infections.

Northwestern scientists have created the fastest-ever hepatitis C diagnostic, delivering accurate results in only 15 minutes.

Relying on testing to guide vaccination recalls an approach the United States tried in the 1980s and early ’90s that still led to thousands of cases of hepatitis B among children every year.

Fed expected to cut rates and Hollywood's own drama kicks off awards season: Morning Rundown ...

New Hampshire health officials are urging parents to continue the standard hepatitis B vaccination regimen for newborns ...

By abandoning data and the consensus of front-line doctors, the ACIP is “actively burning down the credibility that made its ...

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The change upends decades of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance and goes against widespread public health ...

A federal advisory committee is changing a decades-old vaccine recommendation for newborns, but it's facing widespread ...

A CDC committee's decision to change longstanding hepatitis B vaccine recommendations for babies is the latest sign that vaccine skeptics are reshaping policies that aim to prevent the spread of ...

President Donald Trump publicly backed a vaccine advisory panel's decision to reverse decades of longstanding medical ...