Shara Bialo, MD, explains why immunologic screening for islet autoantibodies is essential to identifying type 1 diabetes in its presymptomatic stages. In this interview with Contemporary Pediatrics, ...

In LEVEL UP period 2, most patients who switched from dupilumab to upadacitinib achieved higher skin clearance and itch relief by 16 weeks. The FDA declined approval of RGX-121 for MPS II, citing ...

Despite the growing involvement of fathers in their children’s lives, there persists a lack of focus on fathers in pediatric care. Updated guidelines can help pediatricians to better engage fathers in ...

Religious faith doesn't come up regularly in examining room conversation. Yet patients--and parents--beliefs can sometimes affect medical care. Religious faith doesn't come up regularly in examining ...

FDA approves Kygevvi, the first therapy for thymidine kinase 2 deficiency, a rare mitochondrial disease marked by muscle weakness and early death. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ...

It’s no fantasy that children who play freely in the great outdoors are healthier in body and mind. New studies also suggest that active engagement with the natural environment reduces stress and ...

Discover mental health screening tools for the pediatric primary care provider. The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners called to prioritize integrating pediatric mental health into ...

Teenagers lulled into ingesting large amounts of diphenhydramine through social media are facing serious health consequences. The use of social media has proliferated the rate of information sharing ...

At the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies meeting, Bradley Kerr, MS shared research on how adolescents really feel about TikTok when it comes to mental health support and peer comparison. It is ...

Lifestyle medicine and mental health management in pediatric primary care promote positive health and holistic well-being. Mental health challenges present differently at each developmental stage.

Finding an acceptable alternative to breast milk has proved to be a complicated quest that continues today. Finding an acceptable alternative to breast milk has proved to be a complicated quest that ...

An overview of commercially available infant cardiorespiratory monitors and pulse oximeters in the home. Over the past decade, there has been an emergence of commercially available home devices to ...