Pharmacy Focus Podcast: Move the Needle Monday- Episode 5

Two IDWeek 2026 studies link influenza vaccination to fewer ICU admissions in older adults and fewer emergency visits in children.

Early data suggest the 7 PCV20-added serotypes are causing a smaller share of invasive pneumococcal disease in children younger than 2 years.

The project maps how flu and HIV proteins enter cells, with the aim of developing longer-lasting vaccines.

Two Kidney Week 2026 abstracts show a dose-response link between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome (CKM) stage and chronic kidney disease (CKD), while primary care clinicians cite evidence and workflow barriers.

In more than 262,000 UK Biobank participants, a 5-marker cardiometabolic score was linked to graded risk at each step toward CKM multimorbidity.

The approval offers a once-weekly basal insulin treatment option for patients, reducing the frequency of injections.

In pooled CORALreef data, patients with eGFR below 60 had a 65.9% placebo-adjusted LDL-C reduction at week 24, with safety comparable to placebo.

A PharmD candidate reflects on the small, evidence-backed daily habits that helped her thrive—not just survive—through pharmacy school's most demanding years.