Dr Dawson is chief of Adolescent Medicine Services, Carl R Darnall Army Medical Center Pediatric Clinic, Fort Hood, Texas.

Constipation should be considered early when evaluating pediatric urinary symptoms because bowel dysfunction can contribute to pelvic floor and bladder dysfunction. Initial management of bladder and ...

Knowing when to stop restricting a breastfeeding mother's diet — and when to start peanut and egg — puts clinicians in genuinely tricky territory. Jarvinen-Seppo walks through both decision points.

Latine and Spanish-speaking patients had the largest increases in pediatric no-show and cancellation rates after Operation Midway Blitz, a Chicago-area immigration enforcement operation. Pediatric ...

Alex R. Kemper, MD, MPH, MS | Authors | Contemporary Pediatrics connects pediatricians with peer-reviewed articles, guideline updates, and practice strategies for real-world clinical application.

Only 14 of 65 health organizations (21.5%) posted Instagram content addressing claims linking prenatal acetaminophen use with autism. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) responded on the first ...

More than half of firearm-owning families with children aged 1 to 5 years reported that at least 1 household firearm was stored unlocked, loaded, or both. Secure storage was reported by 41.5% of ...

Miller said starting HPV vaccination at age 9 provides additional opportunities to complete the series before potential HPV exposure. Motivational interviewing and asking permission to discuss ...

A national claims analysis found 16.8% of pediatric GLP-1 users developed a nutritional deficiency within a year, most often vitamin D, while few received nutritional counseling. Children prescribed a ...

Sleep specialist Rashi Kochhar, MD, explains how consistent bedtimes and wake times can support adequate sleep and daytime functioning during the school year.

Formula can't fully replicate what breast milk provides for the gut microbiome — but the gap may be narrower than clinicians think. Here's what the data show. Jarvinen-Seppo addresses what happens to ...

FDA approved levacetylleucine (Aqneursa) for ataxia in ataxia-telangiectasia, the first therapy for the disease, in patients 15 kg or heavier. The FDA has approved levacetylleucine (Aqneursa; IntraBio ...