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

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.

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.

In a cross-sectional study of 48,118 pediatric primary care encounters, e-cigarette-only household exposure was associated with more asthma flares and activity-related symptoms.

Nikta Forghani, MD, explains when irregular menstrual cycles warrant evaluation and how pediatricians can identify PCOS and relative energy deficiency.

FDA draft guidance proposes cadmium limits of 10 to 45 ppb for processed foods for children younger than 2, from purees to dry infant cereals.

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

In a meta-analysis of 46 RCTs, behavioral interventions modestly improved HbA1c in youth with T1D; family-focused approaches worked best.