The viral illness kills more people in the city than HIV, but antiviral medications may be helping cut its transmission.

GSK is prioritizing development of its hepatitis B treatment bepirovirsen as the pharma ends work on another potential ...

After a brief overview of the role of cccDNA in the HBV infectious cycle, this review aims to summarise current knowledge on cccDNA molecular biology, to highlight the experimental restrictions that ...

An antisense drug in development at GSK has shown further activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV) in a mid-stage trial, setting up a phase 3 assessment next year to see if it could offer a ...

Hepatitis B affects almost 300 million people worldwide, according to GSK, and while nucleoside/nucleotide analogue (NA) drugs to treat it are available – such as Gilead’s polymerase inhibitor ...

2 National Institute of Diagnostics and Vaccine Development in Infectious Diseases, School of Life Science & School of Public Health, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China Objective This study aimed to ...

Two sexually transmitted infections are spreading faster than ever. Our expert guide tells you everything you need to know, ...

Many readers wrote to express their strong opposition to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services, which this week cleared a Senate committee vote and ...

The Louisiana Republican, who led a hepatitis B vaccination campaign before entering politics, has expressed concerns about ...

That is about to change, with $6 million awarded to National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) senior consultant surgeon Pierce ...

We are facing a new threat to global health. The COVID-19 pandemic made it clear to health-care providers, public health practitioners, policy makers, and communities that pathogens do not respect ...

Gonorrhoea is being flagged as an STD that spreads through unprotected sex. Women may encounter symptoms such as vaginal ...