This episode bridges the gap between clinical trial data and everyday practice, focusing on how pediatricians can systematically ensure no eligible infant falls through the cracks. This episode ...
Mycoplasma pneumoniae caused 1 in 2 pediatric pneumonia hospitalizations in 2024, with sharp increases seen across all age groups, according to a recent CDC MMWR report. A recent analysis of national ...
The July 1, 2026 decision makes exagamglogene autotemcel the first gene therapy approved for SCD in children younger than 12 years. The FDA has issued a supplemental approval for Casgevy ...
New RSV shots and monoclonals cut infant hospitalizations up to 85%, with strong real‑world safety—learn what efficacy vs effectiveness really means. This episode provides a clear-eyed analysis of ...
The AAP now recommends universal iron deficiency screening for all infants between 9 and 18 months and for all adolescents at least 1 year after menarche but no later than age 14. Updated ferritin ...
In this episode, Dr. Simões reviews the post-licensure landscape, highlighting data from real-world effectiveness studies now emerging from multiple countries. Initial real-world data for one ...
Professor of Pediatrics, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nemours/Alfred I duPont ...
The PANDAS/PANS questionnaire is based on symptoms and comorbidities described in the literature and is a self-report completed by parents of children younger than 18. "Bottom line, previous surgery ...
Across all years in the report, the CDC rated each physical activity trend with a color of red, indicating that trends are going in the "wrong direction." The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) Data ...
The fibrin sealant solution is now available in 18 countries. The FDA has approved the plasma-protein-based fibrin sealant (FS) (VISTASEAL; Grifols) to control surgical bleeding in pediatric patients, ...
The latest update to the HEEADSSS psychosocial interview for adolescents includes new questions on electronic media use in addition to its time-tested strategies for identifying the critical stressors ...
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 ...