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At the 2022 AAP National Conference & Exhibition, a professor of pediatrics describes the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines for children, safety considerations, and urges physicians to continue to urge caregivers to get their children vaccinated.

Natasha Sriraman, MD, general academic pediatrician, discusses the American Academy of Pediatrics conference that took place from October 7, 2022, to October 11, 2022.

In a session at the 2022 AAP National Conference & Exhibition, a physician presenter enumerates unique challenges in treating emerging infectious diseases in children and takes a look at the current pediatric COVID-19 therapies—and evidence gaps.

Sema4|GeneDx has announced its partnership in the GUARDIAN study, a collaboration for screening newborns through whole genome sequencing.

At the 2022 AAP National Conference & Exhibition, one session reviews pediatric considerations for dosing, safety, and regulatory approval for medications and vaccines for SARS-CoV-2, and a look at the Pediatric Trials Network.

Devyani Chowdhury, MD, discusses her session on syncope in young children at the 2022 AAP National Conference & Exhibition.

The approval, awarded to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, is based on the results of the ILLUMINATE-C phase 3 trial.

Although crude results of a study showed risk of neurodevelopmental disorders doubling when exposed to antidepressants during pregnancy, these results were not observed in a fully adjusted analysis.

An analysis of trends has shown overall substance use among adolescents to decrease, while cannabis use and vaping have risen.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released a join policy statement with the American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Organizations discussing how child safety can be optimized in emergency settings.

Study links discrepancy to adults’ misbeliefs about vaccine safety.

In a recent study, access to pediatric palliative care was found to be lacking, despite the benefits it provides.

A recent study found that parent management training programs which incorporated time-out as a behavioral response are just as effective in children with history of adverse child experiences (ACE) as those without ACE history.

In a recent study, severe COVID-19 made up 8% of cases among neonates aged less than 28 days.

In a recent presentation at at the Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) 25th Annual Conference, Carri Holton, MSN, WHNP, discussed gynecological complications that adolescents may face and offered practical treatment options.

In a recent study, investigators found that children from socioeconomically depraved families were more likely to be hospitalized from COVID-19.

Mimi Winsberg, MD, chief medical officer at Brightside Health, discusses new data on how telehealth intervention is efficient at reducing suicidal ideation when implemented correctly.

In a presentation at the Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH) 25th Annual Conference, Katie Huffling DNP, RN, CNM, FAAN, explained how different cases of environmental exposure are impacting women’s health.

In a recent presentation the NPWH 25th Annual Premier Women's Healthcare Conference, Jenny Madrid, MPH, RD, CDCES, BC-ADM, discussed medical nutrition therapy, a type of treatment plan for managing gestational diabetes by adjusting to an appropriate diet.

In a recent study, pediatric patients infected with COVID-19 were more likely to develop type 1 diabetes than those infected with other respiratory illnesses.

Ian McGovern, Epidemiologist, Senior Manager at CSL Seqirus, discusses new data on influenza gathered in a recent study, and how influenza rates are expecting to rise in the 2022 to 2023 flu season.

In a recent study, researchers found that respiratory illness rates fell when precautions against COVID-19 were in place.

Pfizer and BioNTech have applied to the FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of their Omicron BA.4/BA.5-adapted bivalent vaccine booster for use in pediatric patients aged 3 to 11 years.

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

AVROBIO’s AVR-RD-04 therapy has been granted rare pediatric disease designation to treat cystinosis in pediatric patients.

In a recent study, participants who had received a COVID-19 vaccine saw an average increase in menstrual cycle length of less than 1 day.

In a recent study, eviction was associated with poor health and development outcomes in infants and toddlers.