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Both higher fetal and infant weight growth patterns are linked to early markers of impaired arterial health, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Many devices approved for pediatric use were not tested in a clinical trial involving children.

Only one-fifth of parents in a recent survey indicated intentions of getting their child the vaccine within 3 months of eligibility.

Medicare drug prices, insulin costs affected by Inflation Reduction Act.

Security experts have been warning health care companies for years that all the connected medical devices are potential vulnerabilities

Studies indicate that child deaths by gun violence were comparable to those by COVID-19.

White House ramps up efforts to fight outbreak.

Hyperbilirubinemia can lead to brain complications in rare instances, which the guidelines work to prevent.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends children aged 5 to 11 receive the BNT-162b2 vaccination.

Communication gaps remain open between primary care physicians and specialists who share patients, despite potential connections through improved electronic health records (EHR).

AMA surveys patients on privacy in light of recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion.

Study finds more depression, burnout as worries over childcare increase

Better Together is a professional, structured coaching program designed by female physicians to address the burnout that is disproportionately experienced by women in medicine.

Make-A-Wish creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Since 1980, Make-A-Wish has impacted over 500,000 wish children and families around the globe, and millions of members of the community.

An expert offers considerations and developmentally appropriate interventions to promote high-quality, patient-centered pediatric infusion care.

State regulations overruled to protect physicians’ clinical judgments.

Study finds higher attrition rates among those with low incomes or from groups underrepresented in medicine

Hepatitis-associated emergency department visits and hospitalizations, liver transplantations, and adenovirus stool testing results in pediatric patients were not found to increase during the COVID-19 pandemic.

At the SPD 2022 47th Annual Meeting, we talk with Amy Paller, MD, about her panel session on Indications of AD, Alopecia, and Vitiligo

A look at what the Contemporary Pediatrics® team covered this week.

Ruling comes in cases of physicians serving in prison for convictions over prescription drugs.

A look at what the Contemporary Pediatrics® team covered this week.

The American Academy of Pediatrics statement on the Supreme Court overturn of Roe v Wade.

Recognition of the source of the brain-based visual disabilities is the key to the early intervention in affected children.

The annual WLSL event brings together hundreds of swim instructors across to world to hold life-saving swim lessons in the hopes of preventing childhood drowning.

Entrepreneur beats prices of supply chain wholesalers, PBMs, pharmacies, and insurers.

This week, the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their safe sleep recommendations and released the 2022 bright futures/AAP periodicity schedule for preventive pediatric health care. In part 1, we focus on the updates in sleep recommendations.

Data from Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report showed that there was no demonstrated increase in pediatric hepatitis or adenovirus 40/41 above pre-COVID-19 pandemic baseline levels.

A look at what the Contemporary Pediatrics® team covered this week.

AMA has adopted a multi-prong strategy to try to counter lies while holding the person responsible to professional review.