Editorial: Suicide, statistics, and a search for meaning
Among teenagers who commit suicide, depression is more likely to be the predisposing factor than it is among adult suicides. As many as 20% of young adolescents will have an episode of serious depression by the time they are 18 years old.
Nikta Forghani, MD, explains when irregular menstrual cycles warrant evaluation and how pediatricians can identify PCOS and relative energy deficiency.
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.