There's something about Mother: Maternal influences on the use of medical resources

Johanna Chang, MD, offers guidance on vaccination, infection prophylaxis, and clinical warning signs in children receiving biologic therapies.

A Contemporary Pediatrics Peer Exchange panel reviews RSV risk, testing, maternal vaccination, and long-acting monoclonal antibodies, and where infants still slip through the cracks.

A GBD analysis of 204 countries estimated measles cases in children under 5 rose from 11.1 million in 2019 to 15.6 million in 2023.

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.

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.