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Panelists discuss how central precocious puberty involves early activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis before age 8 in girls and age 9 in boys. This requires individualized treatment decisions based on factors such as growth velocity, bone age advancement, and psychosocial impact, with GnRH agonist therapies available in multiple formulations (injections and implants) that effectively suppress puberty while preserving final height potential and have reassuring long-term safety profiles for bone health and fertility outcomes.

The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?

A visit with a pediatric clinician is an ideal time to ensure that a teenager knows the correct information, has the opportunity to make certain contraceptive choices, and instill the knowledge that the pediatric office is a safe place to come for help.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with one of our newest editorial advisory board members: Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, MD, FAAP, FAAAAI, FACAAI to discuss what led to her career in medicine and what she thinks the future holds for pediatrics.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Jessica L. Peck, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC, CNE, CNL, FAANP, FAAN shares why she got into medicine, the myths of pediatric, and what the future may hold for the specialty.

Scott Kober sits down with Dr. Joseph Domachowske, Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, and Director of the Global Maternal-Child and Pediatric Health Program at the SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Report urges the healthcare provider community to increasing public awareness around the risk and prevention of respiratory syncytial virus.

The final episode in our podcast series on atypical anorexia discusses fat bias in health care and its impact on diagnosis and when pushback against diagnosis happens.

Dr. Erin Harrop discusses the necessity of understanding that eating disorders do not all look the same in every patient and how a multidisciplinary approach could be an effective way to diagnose and manage anorexia nervosa that is atypical.

In the latest episode of our podcast series, Dr. Jellinek shares how he got into medicine, the ways it has changed over the years, and what he thinks the future may hold.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Dr. Erin Harrop, an assistant professor at University of Denver in Colorado and a licensed medical social worker to talk about atypical anorexia nervosa, including diagnostic challenges.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, to discuss what's known about the variant. She also discusses the latest on the vaccine for children aged younger than 5 years.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Donna Hallas, PhD, CPNP, PPCNP-BC, PMHS, FAANP, FAAN, to discuss the importance of maintaining a strong medical home and the value of vaccination remaining in it, particularly the COVID-19 vaccine.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with editor-in-chief Dr. Tina Q. Tan to discuss the authorization of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for use in many children as well as what lies ahead in the vaccine pipeline for the pediatric population.

The editorial staff of Contemporary Pediatrics attended a number of sessions at the virtual 2021 American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition. Here are some quick bite takes of some of those sessions.

Contemporary Pediatrics sits down with Dr. Donna Hallas, a clinical professor at the New York University Meyers College of Nursing and also a pediatric nurse practitioner, about the upcoming flu season and keeping families safe.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the levels of Medical Decision Making and offers examples of what types of visits would account for those levels.

Contemporary Pediatrics sits down with Jane M. Carnazzo, MD, FAAP, in the latest installment of the Meet the Board series.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss what went into the new system.

Contemporary Pediatrics sits down with Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, the editor-in-chief of Contemporary Pediatrics in the latest installment of the Meet the Board series.

Contemporary Pediatrics spoke with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, about how to help families with mixed COVID-19 vaccine status remain safe and healthy.

Contemporary Pediatrics sits down with Amin J. Barakat, MD, FAAP, who is a professor of clinical pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, DC in the latest episode of the Meet the Board series.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Dr. Donna Hallas to discuss how to communicate with parents as well as how to address vaccines missed because of the pandemic.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss his hope for using those lesson to improve care as well as what pediatricians can do to address coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine hesitancy.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, and talked about how to effectively use social media and what to avoid.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, about the lessons learned in the pandemic and what his thoughts are about when it might end.

For our second episode in the series, we sat down with Candice Jones, MD, who is a board-certified general pediatrician in group practice in Orlando, Florida. She is also a former National Health Service Corps Scholar.

Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Andrew J. Schuman, MD, FAAP, to discuss the many facets of pediatric nutrition.