A vote by a Trump administration advisory panel to eliminate decades-old guidelines recommending the routine vaccination of newborns for hepatitis B could release a new wave of chronic infections, say local experts in disease management.
Category: Hepatitis B: A ‘Silent Killer’
Chronic hepatitis B affects an estimated 305,000 people in California, with the vast majority of cases affecting people in Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. Deep racial and cultural disparities in illness caused by the hepatitis B virus have persisted for decades. A cure is in trials, but those inequities, along with federal funding cuts, could hamper its rollout.
This reporting was supported with a California Health Equity Fellowship from the USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism and a grant from the Pulitzer Center.
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The Silent Killer: Hepatitis B Disproportionately Impacts Asian Americans
This story is a condensed version of the Public Press’ Hepatitis B series. It was produced by American Community Media, which also provided translations.
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Kẻ Giết Người Thầm Lặng: Viêm Gan B Ảnh Hưởng Nặng Nề Đến Người Mỹ Gốc Á
Phóng sự này được hỗ trợ bởi California Health Equity Fellowship từ USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism và một khoản tài trợ từ Pulitzer Center. Nếu không nhờ vợ khuyên đi khám sức khỏe trước khi cưới, có lẽ Tony Lau – một nhà thầu dọn đến San Francisco từ thời thiếu niên – […]
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Ang Tahimik na Pumapatay: Ang Hepatitis B ay Di-pantay na Nakakapinsala sa mga Asyanong Amerikano
Ang pag-uulat na ito ay tinaguyod kasama ang isang California Health Equity Fellowship mula sa USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism at isang gawad mula sa Pulitzer Center. Kung hindi dahil sa mungkahi ng kanyang asawang sumailalim sa isang pangkatawang check-up bago sila magpakasal, maaaring tumagal pa nang maraming taon para kay Tony Lau, isang […]
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无声的杀手：乙肝对亚裔美国人的影响尤为严重
本报道是《旧金山公共新闻报》乙肝系列主题报道的精简版，由美国社区媒体公司整理并翻译。
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無聲殺手：亞裔美國人受B型肝炎影響尤其嚴重
本報導是「 舊金山公共新聞報」B肝系列主題報導的精簡版，由美國社區媒體公司整理並翻譯。
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Hepatitis B Deaths in SF Decline but Case Rates Still High, New Report Shows
Chronic infection and deaths from the liver-ravaging hepatitis B virus declined in San Francisco from 2021 to 2023 but local case rates still exceeded the national average, the city Department of Public Health said in its first report on the disease in nearly a decade.
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Health Organizers in SF Build Model of Care for People Living With Chronic Hepatitis B
This episode of our “Civic” podcast explores the history of health professionals, city leaders and community advocates in San Francisco working together to improve education and outreach around hepatitis B, including how to reduce transmission and treat chronic infection.
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Researchers Seek Hepatitis B Cure as Trump Slashes Health Agency Funding
The Trump administration’s efforts to slash medical research funding threaten progress toward a cure for hepatitis B. Its proposed budget calls for $1.8 billion in cuts to the National Institutes of Health and the elimination of all federal funding for the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, along with additional cuts to the Food and Drug Administration, which has final say on approving new drugs and treatments. The cuts are just the latest in a series of hurdles that researchers and clinicians face in managing hepatitis B infections in the United States.
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Stigma, Insufficient Screening Keep Hepatitis B in the Shadows
Commonly known as a “silent killer” because it can have few symptoms, chronic hepatitis B can lead to liver damage or cancer, is not well studied and as a research area remains underfunded. Many living with it face significant social stigma, which discourages getting tested and leaves patients isolated and unwilling to open up about their experiences.
The silence hits immigrant communities the hardest, a phenomenon advocates have spent decades trying to fix. Asian Americans are disproportionately affected by hepatitis B, especially by chronic infections. Years of community work have led to better outreach, and new efforts like universal screening are starting to build momentum.