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hepatitis-b
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pbs.orgpolitics4 hrs ago
Senate health panel questions Trump nominee on hepatitis B vaccine post
Sen. Bill Cassidy questioned President Trump's nominee to lead the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday. The exchange centered on a since-deleted LinkedIn post from May 2025 that criticized the standard U.S. practice of…
Statscience48 days ago
GSK Drug Achieves Functional Cure in 19-20% of Hepatitis B Patients
Two Phase 3 trials showed GSK's bepirovirsen produced functional cures in nearly one-fifth of chronic hepatitis B patients. Current nucleoside analogue treatments reach functional cures in only 1-3% of cases. The company has submitted the drug for regulatory approval.