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  "id": 15816840,
  "title": "FDA Green Lights Potential Functional Cure for Chronic Hep B",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/fda-green-lights-potential-functional-cure-for-chronic-hep-b",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-20T21:44:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MedPage Today",
    "slug": "medpage-today",
    "url": "https://www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdisease/hepatitis/123498"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "(MedPage Today) -- The FDA on Tuesday approved bepirovirsen (Hibsago) as a potential functional cure for adults with chronic hepatitis B, but with no cirrhosis, who are taking antiviral therapy. Approval was based on findings from the B-Well 1...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}