Original Investigation  Public Health Influenza Vaccine and Associated Infection and Death in California, 2024 to 2025 Sophie Zhu, Joshua Quint, Tomás M. León, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(6):e2617684. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.17684 Key Points Question  Was influenza vaccination associated with protection against laboratory-confirmed influenza during the 2024 to 2025 season, and among infected per...

Original Investigation  Red Blood Cell Exchange Transfusion for Severe Babesiosis STOP-BABESIOSIS Investigators JAMA Intern Med Published Online: March 30, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2026.0244 Key Points Question  Is red blood cell exchange transfusion (ET) associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients hospitalized with severe babesiosis? Findings  In this multicenter cohort study of 629 patients h...

Original Investigation  Anesthesiology Continuous vs Intermittent Postoperative Vital Sign Monitoring: A Cluster Randomized Crossover Trial Ashish K. Khanna, Nathaniel Sean O’Connell, Amit K. Saha, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(3):e263290. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.3290 Key Points Question  Does continuous vital sign monitoring reduce abnormalities in blood pressure, oxygenation, and heart rate during th...

Research Estimates of global causes of death for children and adolescents aged 5-19 in 2000-24: secondary data analysis using bayesian multinomial logistic regression Hallie Eilerts-Spinelli, Francisco Villavicencio, Jamie Perin, et al BMJ 2026; 393 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-088687 (Published 04 June 2026)Cite this as: BMJ 2026;393:e088687 Abstract Objective To estimate cause specific mortality among children and adolescents aged 5-19 years...

Research Global Patterns in Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Mortality Systematic estimates of global causes of neonatal and under 5 mortality in 2000-24: secondary data analysis using bayesian multinomial logistic regression Jamie Perin, David Prieto-Merino, Astha Wahi, et al BMJ 2026; 393 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-088686 (Published 04 June 2026)Cite this as: BMJ 2026;393:e088686 Abstract Objective To estimate cause specific mortality ...

Original Investigation  Infectious Diseases Improving Empiric Antibiotic Selection for Patients With Cancer Hospitalized With Infection: Secondary Analysis of the INSPIRE Cluster Randomized Trials Shruti K. Gohil, Taliser R. Avery, Ken Kleinman, et al JAMA Netw Open 2026;9;(6):e2616611. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.16611 Key Points Question  Can computerized provider order entry (CPOE) prompts with pa...

Research Global Patterns in Neonatal, Child, and Adolescent Mortality Global, regional, and national levels and trends in under 5, infant, and neonatal mortality during 1990-2024 with scenario based projections to 2030: modelling study David Sharrow, Lucia Hug, Yang Liu, et al BMJ 2026; 393 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj-2025-088684 (Published 04 June 2026)Cite this as: BMJ 2026;393:e088684 Abstract Objective To estimate all cause neonatal, infant, a...

Original Investigation  Personalized Blood Pressure Targeting After Endovascular Therapy for Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial Pol Camps-Renom, Marina Guasch-Jiménez, Juan Álvarez-Cienfuegos, et al JAMA Neurol Published Online: June 8, 2026 doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2026.1706 Key Points Question  Does a reperfusion-guided systolic blood pressure control strategy improve functional...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Impact of Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)–Active Perioperative Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Patients Colonized by VRE Giulia Jole Burastero, Emmanuel Q Wey, Veronica Guidetti, et al Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 82, Issue 5, 15 May 2026, Pages 878–887, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf121 Abstract Background Data regarding the effectiveness of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE)–a...

JOURNAL ARTICLE Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid: First-year Experience at a Tertiary Referral Hospital Sergio Alvarez Mulett, Sofia Molina Garcia, Omar Abu Saleh, et al Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 82, Issue 5, 15 May 2026, Pages 808–814, https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaf390 Abstract Background Central nervous system (CNS) infections are significant causes of morbidity and mortality, especially whe...