Vaccines

There are a lot of options when it comes to flu vaccines, and now is the time to start thinking about-and better understanding-the differences

Vaccines can sometimes be a drain on practices. Mistakes in ordering, storing, or billing for vaccines can lead to losses. Here’s how to avoid these traps.

The survey, conducted for the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), identified three reasons for skepticism.

A new report reveals physicians have issues they need to resolve to move adult immunization forward.

A new study reveals that primary care offices are the best place to receive hepatitis vaccines, but more work is needed to improve timing.

Adult vaccination should be promoted as a way to improve health, rather than just avoid disease, according to a new report

CDC has issued a statement to put to rest the question of whether adults need a booster for measles protection

Mainstream media is raising the alarm on measles and posing a question about vaccine boosters. Are you ready to answer your patients’ questions?

The AAFP is mailing out new vaccine tables to help both clinicians and their patients understand the newest recommendations.

New tools to study the norovirus may lead to vaccines or even immunotherapy.

Report highlights physician preparedness, barriers for following pneumococcal vaccine guidance

Adult vaccination rates in the U.S. are low, and a new study offers insight on the consequences of missed vaccinations and how to close the gap.

The intranasal vaccine is back, and changes have been made to the viral composition of this year’s vaccine.

A new study details the use of bacteria to prevent PTSD, and possibly offer treatment for other stress disorders.

A new study reveals vaccine that could fight, prevent some cancers

There are many vaccines in development to fight Ebola, but few have been shown to have longevity-until now.

Vaccine hesitancy isn’t as much about additives, side effects, or organic parenting as it is about shifting societal trends toward distrust of medicine and a focus on one’s individual health, according to a new report.

Immune cells that previously were only known to play a role in harmful autoimmune processes may actually be useful in fighting hard-to-detect infections, according to a report.

Immunity wanes within a decade in 10 percent of patients vaccinated against pertussis.

A move to allow pharmacists to administer more vaccines could have a profound effect on adult vaccination rates and vaccine-preventable disease prevalence.

New vaccines that use antibodies to prevent opioids from causing a “high” could help stem abuse and fatal overdoses if human trials are successful.

Tracking, reporting, and organizing immunization-related data is difficult but can improve patient care. HIMSS has recognized several products through its voluntary testing program that can do that job and work with electronic health record systems.

A therapy that uses the immune system to fight cancer has been 97% effective in mice and is moving to human trials.

A new program developed with the support of CDC aims to streamline vaccine-related functions in EHRs to make administration and reporting easier for clinicians.

There is a new vaccine against shingles, and ACIP has recommended that it replace its predecessor.

Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet to have questions about vaccines answered, highlighting the need for increased education at the time of vaccination.

A new study reveals that certain genes may play a role in how effectively the body produces antibodies against the flu after vaccination.

Imagine if you could administer an entire vaccine series in just one shot. That technology might be on the horizon, thanks to researchers at MIT.

Adults who don’t know they need or refuse measles vaccinations before international travel introduce more than half of new U.S. measles cases.

Regardless of whether the chicken or the egg came first, the caterpillar may have the edge when it comes to vaccine production, a new report finds.