For the first time in nearly 40 years, the FDA approved a new antibiotic to treat gonorrhea, an STI that has grown ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by ...

People could learn within 15 minutes whether they are infected with hepatitis C, thanks to a rapid test developed by ...

Maureen Kamischke shares with PEOPLE her daughter’s struggle with hepatitis B — and why it’s so important not to delay vaccination. Now 28, her daughter still has liver damage.

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

Northwestern’s 15-minute test cuts that time by up to 75%. The improvement could shift how clinics manage HCV, especially in low-resource settings where follow-up rates remain low. Researchers argue ...

A federal advisory panel recommended stopping hepatitis B vaccines in newborns immediately after birth, the standard protocol for more than 30 years.

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Dec. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- (Formerly SF - Bay Area) urges hospitals, clinicians, and public-health ...

As the federal government rolls back guidance on immunizations, Connecticut officials are pushing back, defending the safety ...

Hospitals for decades have provided babies their first hepatitis B vaccine. Now doctors' offices might administer the shot.

Hepatitis doesn’t always announce itself. While hepatitis A often comes on abruptly, as with a bad stomach bug, most cases of ...

A group of independent vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is meeting this week, and a key item on the agenda is the hepatitis B vaccine. After presentations about ...