Vaccination against hepatitis B is a common recommendation, but what exactly is it preventing? HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his advisory group plan to meet this week to discuss and vote on ...

U.S. and Italian aircraft consisting of F-35 Lightning IIs, F-16 Fighting Falcons and a B-52 Stratofortress, fly in formation over the Adriatic Sea, June 4, 2019. (Staff Sgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry/Air ...

Hepatitis B prevention methods involve medical screening, vaccination, and following safe practices. Good hygiene practices such as washing hands and using condoms with sexual partners are essential ...

If you've ever wondered why there are no B batteries, great thinking. Alphabetically, it's a glaring omission — the lineup jumps from AAs and AAAs straight to C and D, so B's absence does feel like a ...

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 ...

A key federal vaccine advisory panel whose members were recently replaced by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is expected to vote to recommend delaying, until age 4, the hepatitis B vaccine that ...

• Today’s meeting: Vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention voted to abandon universal hepatitis B vaccination for newborns, instead recommending individual ...

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The U.S. Air Force flew its first B-52 Stratofortress to be loaded with a new and modern Active Electronically Scanned Array radar to Edwards Air Force Base in California on Dec. 8. (James West/U.S.