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Linaclotide demonstrates positive long-term safetyabout 1 year ago
Our coverage recap from IDWeek 2025about 1 year ago
Pediatric marijuana ingestions rise more than 1,000%about 1 year ago
Joseph Vithayathil, MD, discusses CNS Elterman Research Grantabout 1 year ago
Simplifying teen skin care with Ingrid Polcari, MDabout 1 year ago
Managing acne in pediatric patients with Ingrid Polcari, MDabout 1 year ago
Safe storage program reduces pediatric firearm risksabout 1 year ago
Planned out-of-hospital births doubled during pandemicover 1 year ago
Antibiotic use before age 2 linked to higher childhood BMIover 1 year ago
Addressing period poverty with Bobbie Monaco, MSN, CPNP-PCover 1 year ago
Measles outbreaks: 223 cases reported in Texasover 1 year ago
2025 immunization update recap with Mary Koslap-Petraco, DNPover 1 year ago
Improving HPV vaccination rates among Hispanic adolescentsover 1 year ago
NAPNAP conference provides voice for pediatric careover 1 year ago
Overview of biologic drugs in children and adolescentsover 1 year ago
What to expect from the 46th NAPNAP National Conferenceabout 2 years ago
Understanding TMS therapy for major depressive disorderabout 2 years ago
Clesrovimab: A potential new player to protect against RSVabout 2 years ago
Nonoperative treatment emerging for pediatric appendicitisabout 2 years ago
Antibiotics treatment duration for community-acquired pneumoniaabout 2 years ago
Pertussis rates continue to rise in the United Statesabout 2 years ago
Study finds parents open to firearms discussion from doctorsabout 2 years ago
'Chroming' trend among teens linked to TikTok videosabout 2 years ago
Increasing child opioid overdose casesabout 2 years ago
Low vitamin D levels associated with slowed fracture healingabout 2 years ago
Study: Child heat-related illness ED visits up 170% in past decadeabout 2 years ago
Third of teenagers lack access to menstruation products, study findsabout 2 years ago
Itchy skin associated with sleep problems in infantsover 2 years ago
Managing and treating eating disordersover 2 years ago
Incorporating PrEP and PEP into school-based health centersover 2 years ago
Primary care digital innovations in type 1 diabetesover 2 years ago
Screening for perinatal mental health disordersover 2 years ago
Congenital heart disease and associated genetic red flagsover 2 years ago
Secondhand vape exposure detectable in children's saliva, breathabout 3 years ago
Implementing early autism screening into your practiceabout 3 years ago
Negotiating to get paid what you deserveabout 3 years ago
Implementing social and emotional screening tools in your practiceabout 3 years ago
Young athletes, social media, and body image issuesabout 3 years ago
Lessons in asking patients' gender identity and sexual orientationabout 3 years ago
Delta-8 accessibility to minors onlineabout 3 years ago
How childhood sexual abuse affects adult survivorsabout 3 years ago
RSV: 1 year post-tripledemic emergency department updateabout 3 years ago
Update on allergy prevention and food introductionabout 3 years ago
Evaluating risk of suicide and limiting youth access to firearmsabout 3 years ago
High-powered magnet ingestion and socioeconomic disparitiesabout 3 years ago
Preterm infant HRQOL: Long-term impacts and determinantsabout 3 years ago
Safe sleep practices among parentsabout 3 years ago
What’s happening in the exhibition hall at the AAP conferenceabout 3 years ago
Nature exposure therapy for pediatric patients with chronic painabout 3 years ago
AAP National Conference & Exhibition: what you can expectabout 3 years ago
What’s new for maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccines?about 3 years ago
Current and upcoming strategies for prevention of CMV in neonatesabout 3 years ago
Genital herpes: expanding the toolboxabout 3 years ago
The transformative impact of HPV vaccinesabout 3 years ago
Understanding post-viral sequelae through the lens of HIVabout 3 years ago
Pediatric immunocompromised hosts: a glimpse into the futureabout 3 years ago
TB in pediatric patients is not so weeabout 3 years ago
Should neonates with bacteremic UTI be treated with IV only?about 3 years ago
Mpox: where we were, where we are nowover 3 years ago
The fallout from COVID-19 for children and familiesover 3 years ago
How to support the breastfeeding parentover 3 years ago
How will artificial intelligence change your pediatric practice?over 3 years ago
Highlighting pediatric nurse practitionersover 3 years ago
How to manage viral infections in pediatric patientsover 3 years ago
CDC immunization schedule updatesover 3 years ago
Managing disordered eating in adolescents with type 1 diabetesover 3 years ago
Diagnosing and treating PCOS in adolescentsabout 4 years ago
AAP reports on which children are at greatest risk for COVID-19about 4 years ago
Skin eruptions on infants: self-resolving or concerning?about 4 years ago
Preventing childhood injury in the homeabout 4 years ago
Booster seats in a bag: A pandemic successabout 4 years ago
Telemedicine intervention effective against childhood obesityabout 4 years ago
Practical strategies to help the picky eaterabout 4 years ago
What is relational health, and why is it so important?about 4 years ago
Diagnosing and treating the adolescent with irregular menstruationabout 4 years ago
Highlights from the AAP conferenceabout 4 years ago
Antimicrobial update: optimizing prescribing for common infectionsabout 4 years ago
Let's get excited about the AAP Conference!over 4 years ago
A talk with Albert Yan, MD on current trends in technologyover 4 years ago
Telederm: friend or foeover 4 years ago
COVID-19: a look back and a look forwardover 4 years ago
Acne: therapeutic updates and our most challenging casesover 4 years ago
Skin picking and other habitual disordersover 4 years ago
Hot topics at the SPD 2022 47th Annual Meetingover 4 years ago
The effect of parental food access on high birthweightover 4 years ago
Are you a 5-star pediatrician?over 4 years ago
Adolescents, mental health, and TikTok useover 4 years ago
Celiac disease and the gluten-free dietover 4 years ago
Integrative approaches to common GI disordersover 4 years ago
Immunization updates for 2022over 4 years ago
Newest medications for ADHDover 4 years ago
How to tell if your patient has an eating disorderover 4 years ago
Prescribing antibiotics for kids in 2022over 4 years ago
What to look forward to at NAPNAP 2022about 5 years ago
Reaching teens on sexual health through telehealthabout 5 years ago
How the pandemic impacted education for children with disabilitiesabout 5 years ago
Available biologics for treating asthma and allergic skin diseaseabout 5 years ago
Examining when implicit biases influence clinical careabout 5 years ago
Using a lifestyle approach to manage adolescent depressionabout 5 years ago
Medication nonadherence: What may cause it and how to prevent itabout 5 years ago
Pearls for treating dermatologic conditions in skin of colorabout 5 years ago
Essential advice to prevent food allergiesabout 5 years ago
Tips for accurately coding telehealth servicesabout 5 years ago
Using pediatric palliative care to create the medical neighborhoodabout 5 years ago
Diagnosing and managing menstrual disorders in teen girlsabout 5 years ago
Basic epidemiology for pediatriciansabout 5 years ago
Removing barriers to care for immigrant kidsabout 5 years ago
Advanced coping skills for pediatricians during high stressabout 5 years ago
What's new for atopic dermatitis in childrenover 5 years ago
Diagnosing and treating neonatal hypoglycemiaover 5 years ago
What are the long-term outcomes of neonatal hypoglycemia?over 5 years ago
The future of pediatric type 2 diabetesover 5 years ago
Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes–SEARCH updateover 5 years ago
Can food insecurity lead to poorer type 2 diabetes outcomes?over 5 years ago
Vaccine Roundtable at the World Vaccine Congress Washington 2021over 5 years ago
Highlights from the 30th Pediatric Pharmacy Association Meetingover 5 years ago
Improve discharge safety with a checklistover 5 years ago
Using ED visits to provide counsel on contraceptivesover 5 years ago
Non-adherence to treatment is multifactorialover 5 years ago
Impact of the pandemic on kids with autism is significantover 5 years ago
Examining the efficacy of cord clamp delayalmost 6 years ago
Conference Club: 6 in-depth stories from AAPalmost 6 years ago
Quick hits from AAP 2020almost 6 years ago
Optimizing antibiotic use and infectious diagnostic testingalmost 6 years ago
Psychopharmacology for primary care providersalmost 6 years ago
Updates on pediatric dermatologyalmost 6 years ago
Protecting kids with autism from harm due to wanderingabout 6 years ago
Dr Anthony Fauci talks COVID-19 at AAP conferenceabout 17 years ago
Honors for 4 Pediatric Heroesabout 17 years ago
Health Care Reform: What’s in It for Kids?about 17 years ago
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Court fight over CDC 2026 childhood vaccine schedule shifts shots to shared decision-making; experts warn lower uptake for Hep A, B, flu, COVID.
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AHA, AAP, ACOG, and SMFM issued a Female Life Stage framework that starts cardiovascular risk assessment at perimenarche, around ages 8 to 15.
In PROGRESS Cohort 2, zilurgisertib reduced total HO volume vs placebo at 24 weeks in children aged 6 to 11 with FOP, with no new HO lesions.
A four-dose 25-valent PCV series elicited responses to all 25 serotypes in infants, with serotype 3 GMCs ~15-fold higher than PCV20 after dose 4.
Registry data presented at ASN Kidney Week 2026 linked SCD-PED to higher 90-day survival vs historical controls in pediatric sepsis-associated AKI.
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary Pediatrics website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.
The FDA approved insulin icodec-abae for children 10+ with T2D, based on adult ONWARDS data and a single-dose pediatric pharmacokinetic study.
Johanna Chang, MD, offers guidance on vaccination, infection prophylaxis, and clinical warning signs in children receiving biologic therapies.
Adding emotion skills to family-based weight treatment didn't boost teen weight loss but cut regain and emotional eating 12 months later.
Nikta Forghani, MD, explains when irregular menstrual cycles warrant evaluation and how pediatricians can identify PCOS and relative energy deficiency.
FDA draft guidance proposes cadmium limits of 10 to 45 ppb for processed foods for children younger than 2, from purees to dry infant cereals.
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Lower maternal PlGF in the third trimester was tied to child ADHD in a University of Iowa cohort, independent of preeclampsia and FGR.
A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.
FDA approves berotralstat 150-mg oral pellets for HAE prophylaxis in patients 12+ who cannot or prefer not to swallow capsules.
In a meta-analysis of 46 RCTs, behavioral interventions modestly improved HbA1c in youth with T1D; family-focused approaches worked best.
A GBD analysis of 204 countries estimated measles cases in children under 5 rose from 11.1 million in 2019 to 15.6 million in 2023.
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