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News|Articles|August 31, 2025
Top 5 pediatric health headlines you missed in August 2025
Author(s)Joshua Fitch, Senior Editor
Fact checked by: Morgan Ebert, Executive Editor
Take a quick look at everything you may have missed this month, including the top FDA approvals and latest clinical updates.
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August 2025 brought new insights and policy shifts with direct implications for pediatric prevention, infectious disease management, and early risk assessment.
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At AAP 2026, Peter Lio, MD, discussed distinguishing allergic and inflammatory skin conditions and when pediatricians should seek specialty care.
In national emergency department data from 2005 to 2024, fractures were the most common pediatric e-bike injury, and e-bikes had the second-highest admission rate.
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.
A joinpoint analysis of 1991 to 2021 YRBSS data found suicidal ideation among US high school students declined through 2009, then increased through 2021.
Mark R. Corkins, MD, CNSC, FASPEN, AGAF, FAAP, reviews where pediatric probiotic evidence is strongest, why product quality varies, and which children should avoid them.
At AAP 2026, Carmen Tong, DO, discussed evaluating pediatric urinary symptoms and why behavioral strategies often come before medication.
A clinician-reported misinformation tracker at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia found vaccines accounted for 53.8% of 234 entries and informed education on 28 topics.
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