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Improving HPV vaccination rates among Hispanic adolescentsabout 1 year ago
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Nonoperative treatment emerging for pediatric appendicitisover 1 year ago
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'Chroming' trend among teens linked to TikTok videosover 1 year ago
Increasing child opioid overdose casesover 1 year ago
Low vitamin D levels associated with slowed fracture healingover 1 year ago
Itchy skin associated with sleep problems in infantsabout 2 years ago
Managing and treating eating disordersabout 2 years ago
Patient-centered approach to updated AAP breastfeeding guidelinesabout 2 years ago
Incorporating PrEP and PEP into school-based health centersabout 2 years ago
Severe refractory status asthmaticus, research, and current trendsabout 2 years ago
Primary care digital innovations in type 1 diabetesabout 2 years ago
Screening for perinatal mental health disordersabout 2 years ago
Congenital heart disease and associated genetic red flagsabout 2 years ago
Mobile Autism Screening Tool Could Improve Primary Care Diagnosesabout 2 years ago
Secondhand vape exposure detectable in children's saliva, breathover 2 years ago
Implementing early autism screening into your practiceover 2 years ago
Negotiating to get paid what you deserveover 2 years ago
Young athletes, social media, and body image issuesover 2 years ago
Delta-8 accessibility to minors onlineover 2 years ago
How childhood sexual abuse affects adult survivorsover 2 years ago
RSV: 1 year post-tripledemic emergency department updateover 2 years ago
Update on allergy prevention and food introductionover 2 years ago
Evaluating risk of suicide and limiting youth access to firearmsover 2 years ago
High-powered magnet ingestion and socioeconomic disparitiesover 2 years ago
Preterm infant HRQOL: Long-term impacts and determinantsover 2 years ago
Safe sleep practices among parentsover 2 years ago
What’s happening in the exhibition hall at the AAP conferenceover 2 years ago
Nature exposure therapy for pediatric patients with chronic painover 2 years ago
AAP National Conference & Exhibition: what you can expectover 2 years ago
What’s new for maternal Group B Streptococcus vaccines?over 2 years ago
Genital herpes: expanding the toolboxover 2 years ago
The transformative impact of HPV vaccinesover 2 years ago
Understanding post-viral sequelae through the lens of HIVover 2 years ago
Pediatric immunocompromised hosts: a glimpse into the futureover 2 years ago
TB in pediatric patients is not so weeover 2 years ago
Should neonates with bacteremic UTI be treated with IV only?over 2 years ago
Mpox: where we were, where we are nowabout 3 years ago
The fallout from COVID-19 for children and familiesabout 3 years ago
How to support the breastfeeding parentabout 3 years ago
How will artificial intelligence change your pediatric practice?about 3 years ago
Highlighting pediatric nurse practitionersabout 3 years ago
How to manage viral infections in pediatric patientsabout 3 years ago
CDC immunization schedule updatesabout 3 years ago
Managing disordered eating in adolescents with type 1 diabetesabout 3 years ago
Diagnosing and treating PCOS in adolescentsover 3 years ago
AAP reports on which children are at greatest risk for COVID-19over 3 years ago
Skin eruptions on infants: self-resolving or concerning?over 3 years ago
Preventing childhood injury in the homeover 3 years ago
Booster seats in a bag: A pandemic successover 3 years ago
Telemedicine intervention effective against childhood obesityover 3 years ago
Practical strategies to help the picky eaterover 3 years ago
What is relational health, and why is it so important?over 3 years ago
Highlights from the AAP conferenceover 3 years ago
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A talk with Albert Yan, MD on current trends in technologyalmost 4 years ago
Telederm: friend or foealmost 4 years ago
COVID-19: a look back and a look forwardalmost 4 years ago
Acne: therapeutic updates and our most challenging casesalmost 4 years ago
Atopic dermatitis in pediatric patients with skin of color-perspectivesalmost 4 years ago
Skin picking and other habitual disordersalmost 4 years ago
Hot topics at the SPD 2022 47th Annual Meetingalmost 4 years ago
Provocative poster sessions abound at the SPD 2022 47th Annual Meetingabout 4 years ago
The effect of parental food access on high birthweightabout 4 years ago
Are you a 5-star pediatrician?about 4 years ago
Adolescents, mental health, and TikTok useabout 4 years ago
Celiac disease and the gluten-free dietabout 4 years ago
Integrative approaches to common GI disordersabout 4 years ago
Exhausted and burned out: results of a survey of nurse practitionersabout 4 years ago
Immunization updates for 2022about 4 years ago
Newest medications for ADHDabout 4 years ago
How to tell if your patient has an eating disorderabout 4 years ago
Prescribing antibiotics for kids in 2022about 4 years ago
What to look forward to at NAPNAP 2022over 4 years ago
Reaching teens on sexual health through telehealthover 4 years ago
Examining when implicit biases influence clinical careover 4 years ago
Using a lifestyle approach to manage adolescent depressionover 4 years ago
Medication nonadherence: What may cause it and how to prevent itover 4 years ago
Pearls for treating dermatologic conditions in skin of colorover 4 years ago
Essential advice to prevent food allergiesover 4 years ago
Tips for accurately coding telehealth servicesover 4 years ago
Diagnosing and managing menstrual disorders in teen girlsover 4 years ago
Basic epidemiology for pediatriciansover 4 years ago
Removing barriers to care for immigrant kidsover 4 years ago
Advanced coping skills for pediatricians during high stressover 4 years ago
What's new for atopic dermatitis in childrenalmost 5 years ago
Diagnosing and treating neonatal hypoglycemiaalmost 5 years ago
What are the long-term outcomes of neonatal hypoglycemia?almost 5 years ago
The future of pediatric type 2 diabetesalmost 5 years ago
Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes–SEARCH updatealmost 5 years ago
Can food insecurity lead to poorer type 2 diabetes outcomes?almost 5 years ago
How early childhood nutrition influences future cardiometabolic risksalmost 5 years ago
How low socioeconomic status influences disparities in diabetes carealmost 5 years ago
How a program fares at reducing inequities in type 1 diabetes careabout 5 years ago
Vaccine Roundtable at the World Vaccine Congress Washington 2021about 5 years ago
Highlights from the 30th Pediatric Pharmacy Association Meetingabout 5 years ago
Improve discharge safety with a checklistabout 5 years ago
Using ED visits to provide counsel on contraceptivesabout 5 years ago
Non-adherence to treatment is multifactorialabout 5 years ago
Impact of the pandemic on kids with autism is significantabout 5 years ago
Using an algorithm to be an upstander in the face of discriminationabout 5 years ago
Examining the efficacy of cord clamp delayover 5 years ago
Conference Club: 6 in-depth stories from AAPover 5 years ago
Quick hits from AAP 2020over 5 years ago
Optimizing antibiotic use and infectious diagnostic testingover 5 years ago
Psychopharmacology for primary care providersover 5 years ago
Updates on pediatric dermatologyover 5 years ago
Protecting kids with autism from harm due to wanderingover 5 years ago
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Honors for 4 Pediatric Heroesover 16 years ago
Health Care Reform: What’s in It for Kids?over 16 years ago
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Jamie Wood, MD, on the significance of the Afrezza approval for pediatric diabetes

Top 5 pediatric health headlines you missed in May 2026

Supporting children with hidradenitis suppurativa beyond medical treatment, with Colleen Cotton, MD

Julie Khlevner, MD, discusses the impact of FDA-approved LINZESS for functional constipation

FDA approves ensitrelvir for post-exposure prevention of COVID-19 in adolescents and adults

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Colleen Cotton, MD, FAAD, outlines key skin findings that may help pediatricians distinguish hidradenitis suppurativa from other conditions.

An updated consensus statement from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine confirms that acetaminophen remains the safest first-line treatment for pain and fever during pregnancy.

A look back at the FDA submissions and regulatory decisions in the pediatric health care space from May 2026.

Early diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa in adolescents may help prevent scarring and improve treatment response, according to Colleen Cotton, MD, FAAD.

The FDA accepted an sNDA for mavacamten in adolescents with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with a decision expected in September 2026.

Kevin Kaiserman, MD, discusses how FDA approval of Afrezza gives children aged 6 years and older with diabetes a new mealtime insulin option.

This decision marks the first FDA-approved inhaled insulin for pediatric patients.

Clear guidance on formula types, safety rules, imported brands, and ingredient fears—plus when switching helps or harms—to reduce anxiety and support healthy growth.

Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s launched a wearable asthma monitoring program designed to help detect worsening respiratory symptoms earlier.

The FDA extended its review of adrabetadex for infantile-onset Niemann-Pick disease type C to November 17, 2026, after a major NDA amendment.

UCLA researchers identified EPAC2 as a potential Fragile X syndrome treatment target after improving behavioral and brain activity patterns in mice.

FDA expanded approval of linaclotide for functional constipation to include children aged 2 to 5 years.

New AAP guidance calls for transparent pay practices and family-friendly policies to address gender-based pay inequities in pediatrics.

FDA approval moves adapalene 0.1% and benzoyl peroxide 2.5% gel to OTC use for acne in patients aged 12 years and older.

Ecopipam lowered relapse risk in pediatric Tourette syndrome responders in phase 3 data supporting a planned FDA submission.




















