The AAP recommends providers consider preemptively tapering opioids if prescribing opioids for 5 or more days in children.

"My stomach hurts." It's one of the most common complaints from school-aged children and young teens. Occasional stomach pain ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a new recommendation: Children should be screened every year for mental, ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American Academy of Pediatrics are diverging from the CDC’s vaccine recommendations, which no longer advise routine COVID-19 shots for ...

The politicization of supposedly impartial experts does more to erode public health than Secretary Kennedy ever could.

Contradicting recommendations in the U.S. on vaccinating young children shouldn’t have an impact on vaccination trends in ...

As nonmedical exemptions rise across the country, vaccine rates among kindergarteners are steadily decreasing.

Whitehall City Council has passed a sweeping ordinance strengthening nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ+ residents, including a citywide ban on the widely ...

Pediatricians should screen children annually for mental or developmental issues, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...

Many over-the-counter products can be helpful, but if parents are really struggling to get rid of the pests, many doctors will call in a prescription.

For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine ...

CLASSROOM OFTENTIMES INCLUDES GETTING STUDENTS BACK INTO THEIR PEDIATRICIAN’S OFFICE. JUST THIS PAST WEEK, THE AMERICAN ...