81K Bay Area residents with hepatitis B, mostly AAPI: CDC

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON)—City officials were on the steps of City Hall Tuesday to declare May National Hepatitis Awareness Month. According to the CDC, hepatitis B has become the second leading infectious cause of death worldwide. In the United States, California carries the highest burden of chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis B-related liver cancer nationwide. Most […]

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