An updated AAP policy statement renews the call to ban raw milk sales, citing pathogen risks to children and pregnant people and an emerging H5N1 concern.
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Must-read news from the week of May 23
Author(s)Katie Hobbins
A look at what the Contemporary Pediatrics® team covered this week.
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The AAP sent 2 letters to federal officials urging for immediate action to increase the supply of safe formula in the United States.
Now that all children have returned to in-school learning and playing with their peers, some practical solutions to help those with ADHD achieve optimal academic and social success.
Rachel H. Alinsky, MD, MPH, FAAP, spoke with Contemporary Pediatrics® about her newly released AAP policy statement advocating for the use of medically accurate, person-first terminology when discussing substance use.
Contemporary Pediatrics weighed in with Editorial Advisory Board member Emily Aron, MD, a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist affiliated with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, about how pediatricians can guide parents in discussing traumatic events like the May 24, 2022 Robb Elementary School Shooting in Uvalde, Texas.
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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.
Hai D. Nguyen-Tran, MD, discusses clinical signs, neurologic warning symptoms, supportive care, and preventing the spread of hand, foot, and mouth disease.
Diana F. Clarke, PharmD, explains how IMPAACT 2023 supported dolutegravir from birth, plus dosing tips and open questions for preterm infants.
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.
At AAP 2026, Rana Hamdy, MD, discussed when to test children for group A strep, antibiotic selection, and strategies to improve prescribing.
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