Pediatricians are urged to follow 2024 guidelines amid ACIP upheaval, vaccine hesitancy, and access issues as children head ...

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Suzanne Hollander, MS, RD, LDN and Timothy Tramontana, MD offer thoughts on the newly FDA-approved sepiapterin for PKU. On July 28, 2025, the FDA approved PTC Therapeutics' sepiapterin (Sephience) to ...

The FDA has approved avatrombopag and new sprinkle formulation for children ≥1 year with chronic ITP, offering an oral, food-flexible treatment option.

The study enrolled infants not selected for risk, a population that has been studied few times with regard to emollient intervention.

As children head back to school, pediatric pulmonologist Richard Wong, DO, of Phoenix Children’s, warns that asthma management becomes more complex outside the home. With increased exposure to ...

Solid Biosciences is planning a phase 1b clinical trial of SGT-501 to treat the catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia heart condition. On July 23, 2025, the FDA granted fast track ...

Dr Dawson is a pediatrician specializing in adolescent medicine at Baylor Scott & White Health, Killeen, Texas. She is director of the Pediatric Clerkship and assistant professor, Texas A&M Health ...

Mary Beth Nierengarten is a freelance medical writer with over 25 years of experience. Her work appears regularly in a number of print and online publications.

Joshua Fitch is the senior editor for Contemporary Pediatrics. He joined the brand in March of 2023 as an editor before being promoted to senior editor in January 2024. Fitch graduated from Youngstown ...

Dr Mahr is director, Pediatric Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Gundersen Health System, La Crosse, Wisconsin, and adjunct clinical professor of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine ...

Contemporary Pediatrics connects pediatricians with peer-reviewed articles, guideline updates, and practice strategies for real-world clinical application.