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 ...

Among a study population of adults and adolescents aged 12 years and older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) and skin of color, dupilumab (Dupixent; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi) ...

A 4-day-old boy with a midline neck lesion was born at term by normal vaginal delivery. After birth, mid line lesion had the configuration of a linear cleft with a cephalocaudal orientation, extending ...

April 24th 2025. The study involved 88 pediatric patients, with 12.5% showing positive intradermal test results and 1.1% positive subcutaneous provocation.

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

For most teenagers, a psychosocial history is at least as important as the physical exam. This essential psychosocial history can be obtained using the HEEADSSS method of interviewing adolescents. The ...

In 2021, the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and the Children’s Hospital Association jointly declared a national emergency in child and adolescent ...

Benzalkonium chloride. Benzalkonium chlorides (BAC) are cationic surfactants commonly used for their broad-spectrum antimicrobial properties in topical sanitizers, nasal sprays, ophthalmic solutions, ...

Growing evidence shows the positive influence that fathers have on the development and well-being of their children. Longitudinal data published over the past decade or so support that paternal ...

Rebecca Baum, chief, section of Development, Behavior, and Learning at the University of North Carolina, Hillsborough, North Carolina; and Katherine Wu, MD, FAAP, Pediatric Health Care Associates in ...

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 ...

Novo Nordisk has announced their product Wegovy received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for use in adolescents aged 12 years and older with obesity. The US Food and Drug ...