One-time universal screening for hepatitis B could save 23K lives, nearly $600 million
A one-time, universal screening for chronic hepatitis B infection could prevent 23,000 additional deaths from chronic HBV-related liver disease and save almost $600 million, according to a study in Clinical Infectious Diseases. “The study was prompted by the Division of Viral Hepatitis at the CDC to assess the economic and population health impact of a recommendation…