U.S. federal guidelines currently recommend that all newborns get a dose of a hepatitis B vaccine, but a CDC advisory committee has voted to change that approach. Here’s what’s at stake. Today a ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection acquired at birth or during early infancy can lead to lifelong health complications, including chronic liver disease. Despite longstanding recommendations for ...
Welcoming a newborn is a journey filled with joy, but it also brings the heavy responsibility of safeguarding their fragile health. In India, where the environment exposes infants to various ...
Editor's note: This article was updated at 1110a ET with the results of two other votes. A panel of advisors to the CDC has voted to change the current recommendation that all newborns should start to ...