Doctor pursues cure for chronic hepatitis B as prevention falters

Doctor pursues cure for chronic hepatitis B as prevention falters

Liver specialist Maurizio Bonacini is in the race for a cure for hepatitis B, one of the world’s most widespread diseases and a top cause of liver cancer around the globe. “It’s the last frontier,” said Dr. Bonacini, a San Francisco-based clinical researcher who has spent his career studying the chronic version of the disease estimated to affect more than 2 million people in the United States. Related Articles Takeaways from RFK Jr…