A newborn infected with RSV is at low risk of serious bacterial infection

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.

At AAP 2026, Rana Hamdy, MD, discussed when to test children for group A strep, antibiotic selection, and strategies to improve prescribing.

Jonathan Miller, MD, discusses earlier HPV vaccination, individualized conversations with hesitant families, and strategies to improve vaccine uptake.

Jonathan Miller, MD, discusses factors behind lagging HPV vaccination rates and how pediatricians can address common parent concerns.

The latest IDSA histoplasmosis update adds a consensus statement on severe disease and outlines when children with pulmonary infection warrant itraconazole therapy.

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.

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