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New Drug Offers 'Functional Cure' For Dangerous Liver Virus


WASHINGTON (AP) – A first-of-its-kind drug for hepatitis B is letting some patients stop treatment without showing signs of the dangerous liver virus, what's called a "functional cure," researchers reported Thursday.

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