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

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 ...

This episode focused on the most pressing unmet needs in RSV prevention and the clinical impact of newly approved options. Tan highlighted a key issue from the initial rollout of nirsevimab: supply ...

Welcome to this Contemporary Pediatrics poll. Take a look at the following case below. After reading through the description, choose a multiple-choice answer and try to guess the correct patient ...

Victor Carrion, MD, director of the Stanford Early Life Stress Research Program and professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Stanford University, emphasized that recognizing what children are ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has pulled its recommendation for routine COVID-19 vaccination among healthy children and pregnant women, according to a social media post by ...

On May 20, 2025, the FDA announced a new COVID-19 vaccination regulatory framework for future seasonal vaccines and additional clinical trial requirements for approval of vaccines intended for healthy ...

Why pediatricians should be proactive in preventing ECC Although pediatricians focus on general health care, they’re the first, and often only, providers that a child sees in the early stages of life.

During the 2025 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, Lea Widdice, MD, presented on "Know Your Role in OTC STI Testing." Widdice is director of the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship and associate ...

Pediatricians and caregivers can better support children with autism by rethinking sensory play not as a standalone tool, but as a relationship-driven strategy integrated into daily life, according to ...

Early identification of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is essential when it comes to giving children the best possible opportunities to thrive as they grow. Early diagnosis and subsequent intervention ...

Published in Acta Paediatrica How should a positive viral test result influence the management of young infants who have been hospitalized for fever? One proposal comes from a study in a single ...