Donna Hallas, PhD, PPCNP-BC, CPNP, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN, shares her thoughts on a featured article from the October 2025 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.
October 2025
This issue has a number of outstanding must-read articles related to pediatric vaccines.
Explore effective techniques for gathering psychosocial histories from adolescents using the HEADS FIRST Checklist to enhance mental health interventions.
Can you guess the diagnosis?
Discover the benefits of shea butter-based emollients in diapers, offering effective protection against diaper rash and skin irritation for babies.
Vaccines remain essential to child health. Pediatricians play a vital role in building trust, addressing hesitancy, and protecting communities.
Tapering adalimumab in inflammatory arthritis reduces flare rates and enhances recovery compared to abrupt discontinuation.
Physicians embrace AI scribe technology, reporting enhanced efficiency, reduced burnout, and improved documentation quality in clinical workflows.
Lori Handy, MD, MSCE, addresses rising vaccine inquiries, emphasizing informed decisions that balance risks and benefits for children's health and safety.
Combination vaccines enhance childhood immunization by reducing the number of shots, improving adherence, and potentially increasing overall vaccination rates.
Nirsevimab reduced RSV-related illness by up to 98% and lowered the amount of hospitalizations and health care use among healthy term infants in a real-world study.
A proinflammatory maternal diet during pregnancy was linked to a 16% higher risk of type 1 diabetes in offspring, a Danish cohort study finds.
13-year-old female with altered mental status, headache and emesis. What is the diagnosis?
Can you diagnose this patient? Take our poll and find out! Then check back for the full case, differential diagnosis, and correct diagnosis.
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