Practice Management News

NEW YORK — As vaccination coverage declines globally, pediatricians need to prepare to encounter more measles cases in their communities, according to a presentation at the Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium.

Through counseling and advocacy, primary care providers can play an important role in preventing firearm injury, according to experts.

WASHINGTON — Children with lupus from areas of lower socioeconomic opportunity experience more severe disease complications and poorer outcomes than those from higher opportunity areas, according to data presented at ACR Convergence 2024.

NEW YORK — As president of the Infectious Disease Society of America, Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, said one of her top goals is to get people to understand the critical role pediatric providers play in caring for children.

WASHINGTON — A focus on patient follow-up, standardized medication adherence and barriers assessments can reduce racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile idiopathic arthritis, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2024.

NEW YORK — The 37th annual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will address the possibility that measles and chickenpox may make a comeback due to waning vaccine coverage.

Children with normal blood pressure may not need BP screenings as often as current recommendations call for, according to a longitudinal study published in JAMA Pediatrics.

The AAP released updated recommendations for preventing injuries and fostering a safe environment in cheer, a sport that an estimated 3.5 million youth participate in in the United States.

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