Share on Pinterest Doctors have raised concerns that delaying the hepatitis B shot for newborns will likely increase the risks of chronic conditions for children. San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst ...

The standard Medicare Part B premium will increase to $202.90 per month in 2026, up 9.7% from $185 per month in 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced. Because those ...

Update: The CDC's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to stop recommending the birth dose of the hepatitis B vaccine for babies whose mothers test negative for the virus. Read the latest here. Our ...

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Immune cells called B cells make antibodies that fight off invading bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances. During their preparation for this battle, B cells transiently revert to a more ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel voted Friday to change the recommendation for when children should get their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine. Instead of a ...

For more than three decades, it has been routine to give all newborns in the U.S. the hepatitis B vaccine. That could soon change. An advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and ...