Eye on Washington

A teen’s track collapse reveals CPVT, a hidden inherited arrhythmia; rapid CPR/AED response and family cascade screening prevent sudden cardiac arrest across generations.

Poison center reports of intentional school exposures rose 287% in elementary and 112% in middle school children from 2000 to 2024.

Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary Pediatrics website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.

Real-world claims show dupilumab was tied to a 33%-52% lower risk of atopic march progression vs systemic corticosteroids in children with AD.

Once-daily roflumilast cream 0.05% was well tolerated in infants 3 to <24 months with AD, with 34.4% reaching vIGA-AD success at week 4.

Oral icotrokinra kept PASI 90 rates at ≥72% and IGA 0/1 at ≥70% from week 64 to 112 in ICONIC-LEAD, with no new safety signals.

At AAP 2026, Justin Wheeler, MD, discussed bowel cleanouts, maintenance therapy, and behavioral strategies for managing constipation in children.

Justin Wheeler, MD, explains how pediatricians can identify constipation across age groups and distinguish overflow incontinence from diarrhea.