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The American Red Cross urges donors to make an appointment to give lifesaving blood or platelets in the new year to help keep ...

Last Thursday during a roundtable on stem cell therapies, new FDA Commissioner Marty Makary referred to EBM levels of evidence as an artificial and dogmatic construct. Apparently Dr. David Katz's "mor ...

The FDA expanded the approval of the direct-acting antiviral (DAA) glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Mavyret), making it the first ...

While there is no vaccine to prevent hepatitis C, the good news is it is curable. Because the virus often has no symptoms in the beginning, a blood test is the most reliable way to be sure.

The federal government has sown confusion by changing recommendations for Covid-19 vaccines, ending contracts for mRNA technology research and firing the entire congressionally authorized panel that ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly associated with the development of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic ...

Hepatitis A, B and C vaccines and screening are available at their healthcare provider or at any RHHD clinic location. For more information about RHHD clinical services or to schedule an ...

State Health Commissioner Dr. James McDonald said, If left untreated, hepatitis C can lead to serious long-term complications, including liver failure and even death. While there is no vaccine to ...

Background: The safety and immunogenicity of Viatim, a combined hepatitis ... HA and Vi vaccines (group B, n = 181); subgroups were boosted after 3 years with Viatim (groups C and D, n = 56 ...

While vaccines protecting against measles, meningitis, hepatitis, and other contagious diseases remain required for school enrollment, HB 1586 streamlines the exemption process. Supporters of HB ...

NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, from left, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary announced Tuesday that Covid-19 vaccines would no longer be recommended for ...