Alesia McKeown, PhD, of Roche Diagnostics discusses why pertussis is missed in children and adolescents and how PCR testing can help. Pertussis (whooping cough) is often regarded as a ...

With a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak underway this summer, pediatric providers should maintain a low threshold to consider Cyclospora cayetanensis in children with protracted or relapsing watery ...

Later transfer to a cardiac surgical center was associated with longer hospitalization for newborns with severe congenital heart defects, Joyce Woo, MD, MS, explains. Joyce Woo, MD, MS, pediatric and ...

Newborns without intramuscular vitamin K had an adjusted 52% higher odds of any bleeding and nearly 3-fold higher odds of intracranial hemorrhage by 6 months of age. Nonreceipt of intramuscular ...

THRIVE is the first phase 2 study to evaluate the VIASKIN Peanut Patch in infants aged 6 to 12 months with peanut allergy. Investigators will assess whether early epicutaneous immunotherapy can enable ...

THRIVE is the first study to evaluate the VIASKIN Peanut Patch in infants aged 6 to 12 months with confirmed peanut allergy. Investigators hope intervention during infancy may alter the long-term ...

Keep kids comfortable on summer trips with “fluid, fiber, flow”: smart hydration, fiber-forward snacks, movement breaks, and safe, half-packed meals to prevent constipation. It’s summertime, and that ...

Saol resubmitted SL1009 to the FDA for PDCD after added survival analyses, with no new clinical trial reported. Children with pyruvate dehydrogenase complex deficiency (PDCD), a life-threatening ...

Not forcing affection, using appropriate language, and controlling media exposure are just some of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ tips for teaching children about body boundaries and safety.

Kids deserve the best care when they are ill or injured, and the best care should come from seeing the pediatrician in the medical home. A child becomes ill or injured and the pediatric office is ...

Understand how to naviate the current shortage of pediatric ADHD medications. These medications have potential adverse drug events (ADEs), such as growth effects, sleep disturbances, and cardiac ...

Contemporary Pediatrics asked pediatrics and ethics experts to candidly weigh in on some of the foremost moral and ethical issues confronting pediatricians and pediatric healthcare providers today.