Pediatrics News

Despite recent reports, officers in the CDC’s famed Epidemic Intelligence Service — often referred to as “disease detectives” — have not been fired and continue to investigate outbreaks and public health concerns, according to the agency.

The neffyinSchools program from ARS Pharma will provide eligible public and private K-12 schools in the United States with two cartons of the company’s neffy epinephrine nasal spray, including a total of four single-use doses, for free.

Over a period of 3 weeks, just after the end-of-the-year holidays, three healthy siblings presented with swollen lymph nodes.

Three bovine veterinary practitioners had evidence prior infection with highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza despite having no apparent contact with infected cows, according to a study published in MMWR.

Children with overweight and obesity experienced notable improvements in health outcomes after participating in a lifestyle treatment program through a pediatric obesity clinic and local parks and recreation facility.

Infants with a diverse diet at age 9 months were less likely to develop food allergy by age 18 months, especially if they had a history of eczema, according to a study published by Pediatric Allergy and Immunology.

A significant number of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis treated prior to the treat-to-target era demonstrated persistently active disease up to 5 years later, according to data from an Italian pediatric hospital.

In this Healio exclusive video, Lawrence F. Eichenfield, MD, talks about takeaways in updates on topical treatments for pediatric and adolescent psoriasis discussed at Maui Derm 2025.

A measles outbreak in Texas has climbed to nearly 60 cases in 3 weeks, with most cases occurring among unvaccinated children, according to state health officials.