Infectious Disease

Multiplex respiratory virus testing enhances clinical decision-making for RSV in community hospitals.

In children and adolescents, reinfection with COVID-19 increased the risk of worsened long COVID outcomes.

A groundbreaking vaccine shows 73% efficacy against Salmonella Paratyphi A, offering hope in combating enteric fever globally.

Although the incidence of vascular assess-associated infections (VAIs) was low, the incidence caused by noncuffed catheters (NCC) was high.

Low RSV vaccination rates among older adults in the US highlight missed opportunities for reducing hospitalizations and health care costs.

The 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20) demonstrated higher vaccine effectiveness against invasive pneumococcal disease or all-cause pneumonia in cohorts of older adults.

Influenza vaccination provided direct, non–infection-based benefits in older adults.

Samantha Picking, PharmD, highlights pharmacists’ leadership in immunization initiatives, public health collaborations, and the evolving role of community pharmacy in preventive care.

New research highlights the enhanced humoral response in lymphoma survivors receiving two doses of the PCV20 vaccine, emphasizing vaccination's critical role in infection prevention.

Although long COVID remains a complex disease, pharmacists are critical team members for patient symptom validation, managing polypharmacy, and navigating therapy access.

When administering T-cell–modifying therapies, infections during and after treatment are a serious and pertinent risk.

Infectious disease experts provide the latest updates in RSV, pneumococcal disease, whooping cough, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis.

Experts outline innovative approaches to reduce inequities in diagnostic access and optimize patient outcomes.

From embedded PrEP care to rapid outbreak response logistics, new models are showing how pharmacists can establish successful public health partnerships to enhance patient access and equity.

Increasing vaccine confidence demands that pharmacists move beyond simply sharing facts to utilizing effective communication strategies.

Samantha Picking, PharmD, outlines how Walgreens enhances immunization access through digital innovation, patient engagement, and ongoing pharmacist training.

Pharmacists play a vital role in managing respiratory virus season by providing vaccinations, counseling, and recommending effective treatments for patients.

In a Swedish cohort, young women with symptomatic long COVID were found to be at higher risk of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), conferring additional burden.

Pharmacists emphasize the importance of RSV awareness, testing, and vaccination for older adults and high-risk infants to enhance community health.

CDC layoffs threaten public health surveillance, prompting urgent reinstatement of staff as pharmacists face challenges in community health response.

Compared with lower-valent vaccines and PPSV23, higher-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccines were more cost-effective, especially in high-income countries.

Pharmacists’ medication expertise strengthens clinical care and supports a more collaborative, team-based approach to patient health.

A hybrid chatbot that evaluates stages of change in pneumococcal vaccination desires while providing artificial intelligence (AI)-based Q&A opportunities improved uptake in older adults.

Researchers highlight the critical link between school vaccination rates and measles outbreaks, urging targeted public health strategies to combat misinformation and improve MMR coverage.

As one of the most prescribed medications worldwide, proton pump inhibitor use could serve as a bulwark against severe outcomes in hospitalized adults with COVID-19.