In The News: Researchers Identify Unique Biomarker Patterns Identifying MIS-C and Severe COVID-19 in Children

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: ‘The Big Catch-Up’: Health Leaders Team Up to Raise Child Vaccination Rates

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

Member Spotlight: David Rosen

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: New COVID Variant on WHO’s Radar Causing Itchy Eyes in Kids

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: Why 9 Is Not Too Young for the HPV Vaccine

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

PIDS Foundation News: David Hong (Donor)

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: ‘We Have Work Cut Out for Us’: Raising Awareness of Pediatric Long COVID

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: Possible Culprit Identified in Outbreak of Severe Liver Damage Cases in Children

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

Member Spotlight: Elijah Paintsil

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

In The News: COVID Backlash Hobbles Public Health and Future Pandemic Response

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

John Bradley, MD, is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of California San Diego, School of Medicine, and is the Medical Director…

Feb. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Clarity for February

During the pandemic, as we raced to roll out treatment trials and vaccine studies for COVID, our research team became very fond of the phrase, “clarity is kindness.” In that…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Shorter Is Better’ Mantra Begins to Change Antibiotic Prescribing

Healio reports on the debate over optimal antibiotic therapy duration, and citing research, relay that shorter durations are as effective as longer for many infections. Experts from various locations and…

Feb. 8, 2023

In The News: Meningococcal Vaccine 76% Effective for Kids Under 5, Study Says

In a recent article, Medpage Today shares results from a Spanish matched case-control study into four-component, protein-based meningococcal serogroup B vaccine efficacy in preventing invasive serogroup B and non-serogroup B…

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

Octavio Ramilo, MD, FPIDS, is Chair of the Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Memphis, TN. He earned his MD at Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: Long COVID Could Be Debilitating, Even for Healthy Kids

CNN reports on children dealing with long COVID following either severe or mild illnesses. The article includes several personal stories from parents and children navigating long COVID effects, many having…

Jan. 25, 2023

In The News: FDA Will Review Pfizer’s 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Children, Infants

Healio relays Pfizer’s announcement that the FDA will proceed with a priority review of its supplemental biologics license application for a 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for infants and children aged…

Jan. 25, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Madeline Guy (Recipient)

Madeline Guy is a second-year medical student at McGovern Medical School at University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston, with an expected graduation date in May 2025. She earned…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Protection from COVID-19 Booster Lasts at Least 3 Months in Children, Study Finds

Healio shares study findings that a COVID-19 booster shot restored protection for children aged 5 to 11 whose protection against the omicron variant had waned three months after receiving the…

Jan. 11, 2023

In The News: Paralysis Tied to Virus in Kids Goes Off-Script, Baffling CDC

Medpage Today reports on the missing surge in acute flaccid myelitis (AFM) it expected to see following its Health Alert Network Advisory in September on the rise in EV-D68. At…

Jan. 11, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions: aspirational, constructive, and notoriously hard to keep. It is estimated that about half of us make New Year’s resolutions, but only about 10% are successful. Many of…

Dec. 28, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: 2022 Letter from the Chair

As 2022 draws to a close, every major news outlet is treating us to a “year in review.” (Anybody else a fan of NPR’s 50 Wonderful Pop Culture Things?) In…

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