I've been on service this month caring for hospitalized patients and, once again, I'm reminded that managing illness in children isn't as straightforward as it used to be.
Jillian Cotter, MD, MSCS, on recent advances in pediatric pneumonia management
"We've updated our internal clinical pathways to recommend 5 days for kids hospitalized with uncomplicated pneumonia," Cotter noted.
What's going on with polio, monkeypox, and COVID-19
The news is full of stories about monkeypox, the recent changes to COVID-19 guidance, and the return of polio cases. What do clinicians need to know?
Antibiotic use before age 2 linked to higher childhood BMI
Early antibiotic use before age 2 is linked to higher childhood obesity risk, with timing playing a key role in long-term weight outcomes.
What Omicron could mean for the pandemic
Contemporary Pediatrics sat down with Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, to discuss what's known about the variant. She also discusses the latest on the vaccine for children aged younger than 5 years.
ACIP votes in favor of recently FDA approved vaccines for meningococcal disease, chikungunya
Recommendations from the ACIP are forwarded to the director of the CDC, and if adopted, become official CDC policy.
Preterm skin-to-skin contact does not improve neurodevelopment at 2–3 years
In the immediate skin-to-skin contact group, improved breastfeeding practices up to 12 months were observed.