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Dr Anne Schuchat, Assistant Surgeon General and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, discusses the recent CDC report on declining humanpapillomavirus vaccine rates in adolescents.

In the 30 years since the first issue of Contemporary Pediatrics, the mortality rate for all pediatric cancers combined has declined by more than 50%.

Food has joined the list of allergies for which inner-city children are at higher risk, according to a recent study, which found that at least 1 in 10 young children from 4 large cities had an allergy to peanuts, eggs, or milk.

Childhood mental and neurodevelopmental disabilities increased significantly between 2001 and 2011 as physical disabilities continued to decline, a 10-year analysis shows.

Children born and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis in 2010 can anticipate living longer than children with the condition born earlier, a new study reports.

The influenza strains in the 2014-2015 flu vaccine will be the same as last year, which means that children aged 6 months to 8 years who had at least 1 dose of the 2013-2014 vaccine last season will need only 1 dose this season, according to updated recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The location of impact generally doesn’t affect concussion outcomes, but top-of-the-head impacts more often result in loss of consciousness, a new study reports.

Laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder in children doesn’t injure the bile duct; has low complication rates; and results in short hospital stays, a study from the Mayo Clinic has found.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has updated its 2011 policy statement on meningococcal vaccines for children and adolescents to include 2 subsequently licensed conjugate vaccines for use in infants.

A simple electronic screening tool that asks adolescents how often they’ve used 8 commonly abused substances in the past year can separate teenagers into 4 clinically significant risk categories to help guide intervention, a new study reports.

Previsit screening and counseling for parents using an automated interactive voice response system integrated with electronic health records can improve pediatric primary care visits for both clinicians and parents, a new study reports.

Abuse early in childhood affects how certain genes are turned on or off, which may help explain why severely stressed children are at higher risk of psychological and physical problems, a recent study suggests.

Children, especially girls, who weigh more at 5 years of age tend to have lower levels of a hormone that affects the onset of puberty and enter puberty earlier than less heavy children, a new study reports.

Low doses of antibiotics can stimulate formation of bacterial biofilms that lead to chronic lung, sinus, and ear infections, a new study shows. The biofilms can grow stronger instead of weaker in response to the antibiotics.

Leaders in pediatrics and others called for deepened emphasis on preventing toxic stress in children at an American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) June symposium in Washington, DC, saying biological sciences are now confirming the heavy toll that early adverse experiences take on physical and mental health.

You are asked to evaluate a healthy 6-month-old boy who has had 5 nonerythematous papules in the right groin area for 2 months.

After a concussion, youngsters have primarily physical symptoms, such as headache and dizziness, but symptoms with a substantial emotional component, such as sleep disturbance, frustration, and forgetfulness, often develop during the course of recovery.

Targeting TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin), a cytokine that is produced by epithelial cells in response to proinflammatory stimuli and drives allergic inflammatory responses, with an anti-TSLP agent reduces allergen-induced bronchoconstriction and indexes of airway inflammation, a new study shows.

A study conducted in 264 3- to 4-year-old children who were attending daycare in China found that those who drank an experimental follow-up formula (FUF) had fewer and shorter episodes of acute respiratory infection (ARI) than children who consumed an unfortified cow’s milk-based beverage.

Online restaurant reviews identify foodborne illnesses that go unreported.

A review of how to manage a patient with a concussion from the initial injury to postinjury follow-up.

Stuttering is one of the most common developmental disorders pediatricians see in preschool-aged children, and recent information is suggesting it is more prevalent than previously thought. Stuttering in a child can generate significant parental concerns and, for the affected child, cause immediate frustration and anxiety and ultimately impact quality of life.

Certification by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) provides a standard of excellence by which the public can select pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists.

The high cost of purchasing and administering vaccines has been a topic of discussion by pediatricians for some time. New vaccines cost much more than the older ones, and even the old vaccines have consistently increased in cost over the years. This has caused some pediatricians to consider dropping vaccines from their practices altogether.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2 of every 1000 babies are born with a permanent hearing loss.

The CDC releases its numbers on how many adolescents receive the human papillomavirus vaccine.

Most parents want healthcare providers to answer their questions about circumcision, but they don’t want them to recommend whether or not to have the procedure performed, a University of Michigan CS Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health shows.

Immunization of adolescents against the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted infection in this country, has increased modestly since 2012, but it’s still “unacceptably low,” according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Two innovative models of well-child care for low-income children that rely on less time with a physician and more with a health educator are described in a new study.