More than four million Americans are living with viral hepatitis, but most do not know they are infected. In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month, learn how the three types of viral hepatitis are spread
Viral hepatitis is a major health problem and one of the leading causes of death globally. Approximately 1.34 million people die each year and million others are infected, most of which do not even
Every Child By Two’s (now Vaccinate Your Family’s) online pages have reached over 11 million people with evidence based vaccine messaging in 2016. As we look back at the record number of v
Parents Often Underestimate the Risk of Hepatitis B You can protect your child at birth with a hepatitis B vaccination A guest post by Carolyn Aldigé, President and Founder, Prevent Cancer Foundati
Hepatitis B is a liver infection that is caused by the hepatitis B virus which is spread when blood or other body fluid infected with the hepatitis B virus enters the body of a person who is not infe
In the past, there has been quite a lot of discussion on this blog regarding the Hepatitis B vaccine that is recommended for infants here in the U.S. Because of this, I wanted to point out an intere
This weekend, a colleague brought something to my attention that I’ve been thinking about all weekend. It was a tweet that read as follows: VaxCalc: HPV (Gardisil) and Hep-B are lifestyle
In honor of Hepatitis Awareness Month The CDC recommends that the Hepatitis B vaccine be administered to infants soon after birth and before hospital discharge. Parents, who are often uninformed r
By Dr. Ari Brown, Practicing Pediatrician and Author of Baby411, Toddler411 and the soon to be release Expecting 411 My brother passed away recently. He was only 57 years old. Like so many people whos
Parents who have watched their child suffer from a vaccine preventable disease can often feel blindsided. Prior to their own personal experiences they’re usually unfamiliar with the dangers of t