For nurse practitioners like Natasha Weems, their concerns lie in how these decisions could impact some of our most ...

Under the direction of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., federal health officials have changed guidance on hepatitis B vaccines, ...

Clinicians and epidemiologists warn the decision could unravel decades of progress and expose newborns to a deadly, ...

The CDC's vaccine advisory committee voted Dec. 5 to stop recommending all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth, a ...

A vaccine panel led by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to end the recommendation for hepatitis B shots for all newborns.

John Ellis had barely heard of hepatitis B when he was diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease at age 16.

Lehigh Valley’s hospitals will not change their guidance on the hepatitis B vaccine for infants, despite new guidance from the federal Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Lehigh Valley and ...

Despite federal rollbacks, West Michigan hospitals continue hepatitis B vaccinations for newborns, emphasizing infant protection from serious liver disease.

Dr. Gigi Chawla explained the risks of Hepatitis B and how the vaccine can protect a baby.

By David Higgins The committee advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on vaccine policy voted on Dec. 5, 2025, to stop recommending that all newborns be routinely vaccinated against ...

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention committee voted to eliminate a recommendation that all newborn babies receive a vaccine against hepatitis B, ending a policy that has been in place since ...

U.S. babies get the hepatitis B vaccine on the day they’re born. “A loud chorus of medical and public health leaders decried ...