Completing the DTaP primary series was 96.2% effective against pertussis in Alaska children aged 6 months to 6 years during a record 2024 outbreak.

A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.

A GBD analysis of 204 countries estimated measles cases in children under 5 rose from 11.1 million in 2019 to 15.6 million in 2023.

Lower maternal PlGF in the third trimester was tied to child ADHD in a University of Iowa cohort, independent of preeclampsia and FGR.

Black race was the strongest predictor of T2-high inflammation in 451 children with severe asthma adjusted for social and environmental factors.

Hai D. Nguyen-Tran, MD, discusses clinical signs, neurologic warning symptoms, supportive care, and preventing the spread of hand, foot, and mouth disease.

Todd Wolynn, MD, MMM, FAAP, explains how pediatricians can address misinformation through empathetic communication and community engagement.

SUID was the largest single contributor to the Black-White infant mortality gap in 2024 and drove the biggest share of its rise since 2020.