Sara Kellner

The American Academy of Pediatrics released its first clinical practice guideline on faltering weight — formerly known as failure to thrive — with advice for diagnosing and treating the condition.

Experts voiced support for the nomination of Erica Schwartz, MD, MPH, JD, a deeply credentialed physician with public health experience and a history of supporting vaccines, to be the next director of the CDC.But they were troubled by several other developments involving the CDC, including changes made to the rules controlling how the agency’s influential vaccine advisory panel operates,

BOSTON — The mortality disadvantage among children in the United States has existed for more than 50 years, according to recent findings — much longer than experts previously thought. In a previous JAMA study, Lauren Koenigsberg and colleagues found that children in the U.S. had a greater risk for death than children in peer nations between 2007 and 2023. A new study Koenigsberg presented at the

A rewritten charter for the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee that would have loosened the rules for membership to allow for less qualified members has been withdrawn.A document published in the Federal Register on May 19 states that the renewal for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter was withdrawn due to “an administrative error in meeting the revised public

BOSTON — Negative parenting behaviors may increase the likelihood that children with ADHD will develop internet gaming disorder, according to a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that the United States would “reengage” with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, nearly a year after HHS Secretary Robert F.

Children with fall birthdays are more likely to get vaccinated against influenza and less likely to be diagnosed with flu compared with peers who have summer birthdays, according to findings published in JAMA Pediatrics.

Congenital cytomegalovirus occurs in one out of every 200 babies and is the most common infectious cause of hearing loss and developmental disabilities.

New HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths decreased significantly since 2010, but the goal to end HIV/AIDS as a public health threat by 2030 remains at risk because of funding cuts and setbacks in prevention, according a new UNAIDS report. Angeli Achrekar, PhD, deputy executive director at UNAIDS, noted that there has been a series of recent global public health crises, including COVID-19,

BOSTON — Parents often seek out social media content related to their children's health, which can put them at risk for encountering misinformation, according to a presenter at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting.