Tina Q Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April, 2025, issue of Contemporary Pediatrics, with a special focus on pediatric allergy awareness.

"The measles outbreak that is currently happening in Texas and New Mexico is occurring in an area of the states that have very high anti-vaccine sentiments," Tan said.

"Vaccines are our absolute best defense for protecting people of all ages against many serious infectious diseases," Tan said in a statement as president of IDSA.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the final Contemporary Pediatrics journal of the year.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the August 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the August 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the July 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the June 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights the April 2024 issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights our March Mental Health issue of Contemporary Pediatrics.

Contemporary Pediatrics editor-in-chief Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, highlights our special nutrition issue, published for January/February, 2024.

A look at recent approvals and promising clinical trials for future vaccines.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, discuss the future of COVID-19 vaccines and the possibility of a combination vaccine.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, give examples of how to address parental hesitancy to vaccinate children against COVID-19.

Sean O’Leary, MD, shares his approach to addressing respiratory infections that are cocirculating with COVID-19 and which viruses clinicians should test for in children.

Experts in pediatrics review current COVID-19 vaccination guidelines, recommendations for dose intervals, and barriers to vaccinating children.

Sean O’Leary, MD, discusses the importance of protection against severe disease vs infection of COVID-19, as well as safety considerations of COVID-19 vaccines in the pediatric population.

Pediatric experts review available COVID-19 vaccines for children and provide guidance on administration and advising parents/caregivers on when to vaccinate children.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, comment on the importance of vaccinating children against COVID-19, as well as how vaccine recommendations are changing.

Sean O’Leary, MD, reviews the different types of tests used to detect COVID-19 and their sensitivity and accuracy.

Tina Tan, MD, and Sean O’Leary, MD, discuss the evolving understanding regarding the severity and transmissibility of COVID-19 in the pediatric population.

Kimberly Simmons, MD, provides resources for patients with T1D, and key takeaways for pediatricians screening for and diagnosing T1D in pediatric patients.

Tina Q. Tan, MD, and Kimberly Simmons, MD, discuss improved methods of monitoring blood glucose levels in patients with type 1 diabetes.

What treatments are currently available, or what treatments are in development, to try to slow the progression of type 1 diabetes [T1D]?

Experts consider how often a patient with a family history of type 1 diabetes needs to be retested.

Tina Q Tan, MD, and Kimberly Simmons, MD, discuss lifestyle changes such as a balanced diet and glucose monitoring in the management of pediatric T1D.

Tina Q Tan, MD, and Kimberly Simmons, MD, comment on early screening for pediatric T1D, screening options, and next steps once a child has tested positive for 2 or more autoantibodies.

Kimberly Simmons, MD, reviews stages 1, 2, and 3 of pediatric T1D progression.

Tina Q Tan, MD, and Kimberly Simmons, MD, provide an overview of the prevalence of type 1 diabetes (T1D) in pediatric patients as well as its risk factors.