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A comparison of the risk of intussusception after receipt of monovalent versus pentavalent rotavirus vaccine or versus historical background rates of intussusception found that the monovalent vaccine significantly increases that risk.

An elevated level of serum procalcitonin (PCT) in an infant with acute bronchiolitis should raise a clinician’s suspicions that the child may have a bacterial coinfection, a new study indicates.

Participation in parent training groups can effectively improve parenting practices and behavior in young children with disruptive behaviors, a randomized trial conducted at 11 diverse pediatric practices around Boston demonstrated.

Here is Dr. Michael Burke’s choice of the 10 most helpful articles he reviewed for Journal Club in Contemporary Pediatrics during the past 12 months.

Don’t let mild early symptoms delay diagnosis of Kingella kingae osteoarticular infections.

Twenty years of research makes it clear that between 5% and 20% of pupils in schools are bullied and between 2% and 20% of students are bullies, according to a new book from the American Public Health Association (APHA).

The number of states with good booster seat laws has risen from 0 in 1989 to 31 plus the District of Columbia, according to Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS). However, no state passed a new booster seat law in 2013.

Far from being a problem “somewhere else,” child sexual exploitation is far more visible that you might think.

You are asked to evaluate a healthy 18-year-old girl with a history of “mosquito bites” on her arms and legs that appeared after her first pregnancy 2 years ago. Although not symptomatic, the lesions become redder and more swollen intermittently, particularly when accidentally scratched or rubbed.

Pediatricians are most likely the first clinicians to discover that a teenager is engaging in self-harming behavior, and it’s their evaluation of the context and severity of the self-injury as well as their empathetic relationship with the patient that sets the stage for treatment.

With a few tweaks and some patience, EHR technology won’t remain burdensome.

Children can be victims of sex trafficking without ever leaving home, and it is almost certain that pediatricians are encountering trafficked victims every day without realizing it.

Mark Zuckerberg was 12 years old when Contemporary Pediatrics devoted its cover story to the topic of childhood bullying and included this disconcertingly prescient screening algorithm.

One pediatrician responds to the findings of our online poll "Has the ACA hit home yet?" (February 2014)

The current recommended screening test for type 2 diabetes mellitus may be missing the diagnosis in many adolescents, according to a new study by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.

Topical antibiotic-glucocorticoid eardrops are superior to oral antibiotics and observation for acute uncomplicated otorrhea in children with tympanostomy tubes.

It seems that certain common infections put children at greater risk of ischemic stroke, and certain recommended vaccinations help decrease that risk.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently published an interim final rule, revising its infant formula regulations to help ensure the quality of these manufactured foods.

High school students who regularly consume energy drinks and soft drinks are more likely to abuse substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs.

Girls who become pregnant when they are aged younger than 15 years are more likely than slightly older women to have much older sexual partners, to not use contraception the first time they have sex, and to be Hispanic or black, suggesting that they may be particularly vulnerable to relationships with unequal power.

A recent study found the lower the gestational age at birth, the more elevated plasma insulin levels are, not only at birth but in early childhood, too. The finding suggests that preterm birth may be a risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Tooth decay among US children is an epidemic and a growing problem, says a report issued by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry.

The American Academy of Pediatrics, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recently approved the 2014 recommended schedules for childhood and adolescent immunizations.

New research reveals that forensic science has a lot to offer the process of identifying children who are abused or neglected.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the Dexcom G4® Platinum continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system for use in children with diabetes mellitus.

Understanding how children typically burn and scald themselves is the first step toward prevention, say researchers from the United Kingdom.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and its Section on Oral Health have issued a clinical report on managing dental trauma in children aged 1 to 21 years in the primary care setting.