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.
Physicians have an “ethical obligation” to educate athletes about concussion and protect them against it, the American Academy of Neurology asserts in a new position statement.
Wet wrap therapy can effectively heal eczema in children with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, reducing the need for medication, a new study shows.
Parents often make dosing errors when giving their children liquid medication, but switching to metric measurements, rather than teaspoons or tablespoons, can help prevent mistakes, according to a recent study.
Long-term exposure to ultraviolet radiation in sunlight is known to increase the risk of cataracts later in life. A new study suggests how that might happen.
New screening recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics aim to protect adolescents and young adults from nonviral sexually transmitted infections and their sequelae by promoting early diagnosis and treatment.
A growing number of adolescents are smoking hookahs instead of cigarettes, and users are more likely to be of higher socioeconomic status, a new study reports.
Don’t prescribe 2% oral viscous lidocaine to relieve teething pain in infants and children, the US Food and Drug Administration cautions health care providers in a new safety announcement.
Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are more likely than their peers to develop problems with substance abuse, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a new clinical report that outlines strategies for reducing the risk.
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has taken the unusual step of recommending nasal spray vaccine over flu shots for healthy children aged 2 to 8 years.
In its first policy statement on literacy, the American Academy of Pediatrics advises pediatricians to encourage parents to read to their children beginning in infancy and continuing until at least entry into kindergarten.
Children who eat a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet are 15% less likely to be overweight or obese than children who don’t, researchers reported at the 2014 European Congress on Obesity.
Although skin and soft tissue infections can be deadly, most heal by themselves without antibiotics, say new practice guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
To enhance understanding of the association between infection with Clostridium difficile and disease caused by this bacterium, investigators conducted population-based C difficile infection (CDI) surveillance in children aged 1 to 17 years residing in 10 US geographic areas during a 1-year period.
Smoke-free legislation improves perinatal and child health outcomes.
Parents frequently engage in a variety of potentially distracting behaviors when driving their children, according to a survey of child passenger safety practices conducted among adult drivers (mostly mothers) of 1- to 12-year-olds.
A study in more than 6500 youngsters aged 10 to 14 years from across the United States found that having a bedroom television confers an additional risk for obesity.
The worried parents of an 8-year-old girl bring her to your office late Friday afternoon for evaluation of a generalized, rapidly progressive, blistering eruption that started 24 hours earlier.
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) refers to a heterogenous group of all forms of chronic arthritis in childhood with no apparent cause that begins prior to age 16 years and lasts for more than 6 weeks.
Much has changed in research about children with irritability in recent years, notes Ellen Leibenluft, MD, chief of the Section on Bipolar Spectrum Disorders at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
In 2007, a joint statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American College of Physicians, and the American Osteopathic Association endorsed the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) concept and described how the PCMH can optimize care for patients.
Mark Olfson, MD, MPH discusses the recent study by Lu et al on black box warnings for antidepressants and suicide attempts in young people.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) looked at what’s lacking in research on drugs in children and discovered that much more information is needed on how various medications affect bone health.