A study reveals declining US neonatal mortality overall, yet highlights rising deaths from fetal malnutrition, emphasizing ongoing disparities in neonatal health outcomes.

Pelthos Therapeutics has launched berdazimer (Zelsuvmi) topical gel, 10.3%, for the treatment of molluscum contagiosum in adults and pediatric patients aged 1 year and older, according to a company ...

A newly-published study identified specific groups of higher-risk children that could benefit most from monoclonal antibodies.

Even low-level lead exposure in early childhood may speed up memory loss, according to a new study using a cognitive task to measure forgetting rates.

The FDA accepted Eton Pharmaceuticals' NDA for ET-600 for pediatric arginine vasopressin deficiency, with a target action date in February of 2026.

A pro-inflammatory maternal diet during pregnancy was linked to a 16% higher risk of type 1 diabetes in offspring, Danish cohort study finds.

Multiple medical societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), are suing the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in an effort to ...

A look back at the most important FDA approvals, clinical research, and expert perspectives shaping pediatric health care in the first half of 2025.

On July 7, 2025, the FDA approved KalVista Pharmaceuticals' novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor sebetralstat (Ekterly) to treat acute attacks of hereditary angioedema (HAE) in adult and pediatric ...

A week into July 2025, the total reported cases in the United States have surpassed the peak of 1274 cases recorded for all 2019. As of July 4, 2025, there were 1277 measles cases reported in the ...

Kelley Scott, DNP, FNP-BC, ENP-C, is a family nurse practitioner at Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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