The Tdap vaccine’s effectiveness against pertussis wanes so rapidly in the year after administration in teens that it provides too little protection t...
Mixing the RotaTeq and Rotarix rotavirus vaccines schedules resulted in noninferior immunogenicity, compared with using only one vaccine schedule, fou...
A hospital more than tripled the proportion of short courses of antibiotics prescribed for children discharged from hospitalization for uncomplicated ...
Estimated prevalence of autism spectrum disorder among 4-year-olds falls short of the estimated prevalence among 8-year-olds in a recent study compari...
Dr. Kathryn M. Edwards tells how understanding a child’s fever history and other symptoms is key to determining what is causing the fever and what man...
Screening for early identification and management of vision abnormalities should begin from birth and continue throughout childhood and adolescence, a...
Women with gestational diabetes reduced their risk of progressing to type 2 diabetes by more than half if they exclusively breastfed their infants, co...
A meta-analysis finds that stimulant medications impair the sleep of children and adolescents. Monitor medication type and dosage schedules in these p...
One of the biggest barriers to mental health services for victims of bullying is the fact that too few medical providers are screening adolescents for...
