The FDA has authorized Essilor Stellest eyeglass lenses to correct myopia and slow progression in children, offering a lower-risk option than contacts. The FDA has authorized the marketing of Essilor ...

Practical, hands-on education about menstruation can help adolescents feel more confident and prepared for the physical and emotional changes associated with their first periods, according to research ...

AAP 2025 heads to Denver with 10,000+ attendees, a keynote by Dr. Glaucomflecken, and 260+ sessions tackling top issues in pediatric care. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) officially kicked ...

An umbrella review and meta-analysis of more than 1.2 million pregnant individuals has found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy is associated with reduced maternal infection rates, as well as ...

Labor was induced at term in a 29-year-old woman who had had an uneventful pregnancy. Her baby weighed 3575 g (7 lb, 14 oz). The neonate’s left arm was internally rotated with flexion at the wrist. He ...

Dr Thompson is assistant clinical professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and the author of Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder (Oxford University ...

Hearing parents of a deaf infant face emotional hurdles and complex choices about how to communicate with and educate their child. The counseling you provide can set the stage for success or failure.

Affecting between 15% to 20% of children and adolescents, anxiety disorders are the most prevalent psychiatric condition in pediatrics. The impact can be significant with difficulties in social and ...

Adolescents are more likely to see a healthcare provider if they are certain their private information will be kept confidential. Here’s how to create a secure environment for these patients within ...

Can you diagnose this patient? Take our poll and find out! Then check back for the full case, differential diagnosis, and correct diagnosis. His vital signs in clinic were within normal limits, and ...

During their physical examination of this infant who had been born at term via cesarean section, Richard W. Hartmann, Jr, MD, and J. Christiane Salansky, MD, of Halifax Medical Center, Daytona Beach, ...

FDA expands B-VEC label to include patients from birth with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa ...