Infectious Disease

Bird flu cases total 70 US patients as more animals are infected.

The approval expands the flexibility of storing the vaccine to protect against smallpox events or mpox outbreaks.

IQVIA released a report detailing pharmacists’ authority to administer vaccines in the US as well as adults’ overall vaccination rates by state.

Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations experts warned of the potential for bird flu to become a pandemic event if officials don’t prepare quickly.

US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins detailed her organization’s plans to combat the bird flu and quell the concerns of rising grocery store costs.

In a systematic review of antibiotic drug shortages, researchers explored what causes them, how they impact health systems, and what officials commonly do to mitigate them.

Measles is highly contagious, and the Texas Department of State Health Services said that additional cases are likely to occur in Gaines County, which had 57 cases as of February 21, 2025.

A PDUFA target action date for the PrEP therapy has been set for June 19, 2025.

The vaccine is the first virus-like particle single-dose vaccine for chikungunya for patients 12 years and older.

RBI-4000 is a self-replicating RNA (srRNA) vaccine developed to stimulate virus-neutralizing immune responses to rabies for prophylactic use.

Experts believe a bird flu outbreak is responsible for hundreds of dead birds washing ashore on the beaches of Chicago.

The US government is entrusting mRNA vaccine pioneers Moderna to develop protection for the gradually increasing threat of avian influenza.

Rates of chlamydia and syphilis declined in adults taking HIV PrEP.

The individual who first reported severe bird flu and hospitalization has since succumbed to their illness.

Researchers compared simultaneous and sequential administration of the mRNA COVID-19 and inactivated influenza vaccines.

Using the DASH Rapid PCR System, providers can yield test results in under 1 minute of hands-on time.

Researchers aimed to identify the barriers impeding HPV vaccine uptake since 2019 among US mid-adults aged 27 to 45.

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Recent upticks of the bird flu virus in both dairy cattle and humans have also led to a state of emergency in California.

A tour of modern antiretroviral and pre-exposure prophylaxis therapies included the latest updates in HIV management and prevention.

Pharmacist inclusion in infectious disease care teams leads to better patient outcomes.

Researchers analyzed the expansion of HPV vaccination for mid-adults defined as people 26 years or older with increased HPV risk.

Researchers addressed vaccine effectiveness for individuals with direct household contacts that reported influenza.

Public health and infectious disease experts offered their perspectives on the 2024 US bird flu outbreak and its potential of becoming a greater public health crisis.

The data from PURPOSE 2 will be published in The New England Journal of Medicine.

Cassandra Esperant, PharmD, AAHIVP, leverages her expertise as a clinical pharmacist to advocate for the well-being of individuals with HIV.

Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, sat down with Drug Topics to discuss the importance of COVID-19 and influenza vaccination.

Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, discussed declining influenza and COVID-19 vaccination rates and how it has created a looming threat for public health officials.

Ruth Carrico, PhD, DNP, APRN, discussed the importance of annual vaccination and overall health awareness and literacy during the winter flu season.

The FDA has approved just the second treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections (UTIs) in the last 2 decades.