How effective is a low-carb diet for teenagers?

Colleen Sloan, PA-C, RDN, shares the importance of breakfast and the reasoning to why kids skip this essential meal.

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.

"We are getting away from biopsies to diagnose CD, which makes diagnosis even easier, said Jon Matthew Farber, MD.

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.

Primary care interventions, such as education and support, effectively promote breastfeeding up to 6 months, improving rates of any and exclusive breastfeeding, according to the USPSTF.

Distinguishing between food allergies and intolerances is crucial.