Guidelines

In a recent report, the American Academy of Pediatrics discussed how influenza affects children and how it can be prevented.

In a new statement, the American Academy of Pediatrics outlines the importance of immunization information systems.

In a recent report, the American Academy of Pediatrics offered updated guidance for treating and managing head lice.

The American Academy of Pediatrics intends on opening a center which will allow the organization to help youths navigate through social media, improving mental wellbeing and creating healthier social media use.

From 2010 to 2017, battery-related emergency department visits in pediatric patients saw a significant increase.

In a recent policy statement, the AAP discussed the benefits of providing timely, affordable care to all children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a policy statement addressing sexual and gender-based harassment in pediatric workplaces and classrooms, and advises physicians on how to tackle these issues.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has outlined safety tips to keep children physically and emotionally healthy as they return to school this season.

In a recent study, researchers found that text message reminders led to increased influenza vaccination rates, along with many receiving the vaccine sooner.

As immunization rates fall in children, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a checkup with physicians.

Health care is more effective when developed to support specific needs of children.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends children aged 5 to 11 receive the BNT-162b2 vaccination.

The AAP recently updated their recommendations urging schools to be prepared for emergency medical situations including seizures, diabetes, allergies/anaphylaxis, mental health, substance use, or asthma.

This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their safe sleep recommendations and released the 2022 bright futures/AAP periodicity schedule for preventive pediatric health care. In part 1, we focus on the updates in sleep recommendations.

Rachel H. Alinsky, MD, MPH, FAAP, spoke with Contemporary Pediatrics® about her newly released AAP policy statement advocating for the use of medically accurate, person-first terminology when discussing substance use.

Race in medical diagnosis and treatment has a centuries-old history of mistreatment, which still peeks through in today’s medical environment. Now, the American Academy of Pediatrics aims to eliminate the use of race-based medicine with its new policy statement.

Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics help guide families on how to manage and move on from trauma.

New guidelines can aid clinicians in diagnosing infants who have fever, but no other symptoms.