Editorial: Immunization against influenza: Unfunded encouragement

Danielle Van Damme, DNP, CPNP-AC, discussed key updates from the 2024 IDSA guideline on diagnosing complicated intra-abdominal infections, emphasizing ultrasound as the preferred imaging modality.

The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?

Karen Y. Capusan, DNP, CPNP-PC, explored RSV’s shifting epidemiology, seasonal trends, and new vaccines’ role in reducing hospitalizations at the 2025 NAPNAP National Conference.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, to discuss what's known about the variant. She also discusses the latest on the vaccine for children aged younger than 5 years.

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) may worsen necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants, leading to severe intestinal damage.

"The measles outbreak that is currently happening in Texas and New Mexico is occurring in an area of the states that have very high anti-vaccine sentiments," Tan said.