Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body, with approximately 99% contained in the bones and teeth and the rest in extracellular fluid, intracellular structures, and cell membranes.

Mary Warner

More than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur in the United States each year, with an estimated 35,000 Americans dying of these infections annually, according to CDC’s 2019 report on antibiotic resistance threats.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

New data published by CDC show that maternal influenza vaccina-tion rates for pregnant women remain low, with only about one-half of women getting the vaccine.

Maria G. Tanzi, PharmD

CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) met in Atlanta on October 23–24, 2019, to discuss the current in uenza sea-son and vaccine effectiveness; updated recommendations for pertussis, Ebola, orthopoxvirus, dengue, and rabies vaccines; measles outbreaks; and a variety of other immunization topics.

Stephan L. Foster, PharmD, FAPhA, CAPT (Ret)

In the hopes of reducing liquid medication dosing errors in children, a new study is providing insight into the kinds of dosing tools parents and caregivers are using.

Loren Bonner