In The News: National Collaborative Improves Antibiotic Prescribing for Common Pediatric Infections

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

In The News: For Decades, Fear and Failure in the Hunt for an RSV Vaccine. Now, Success.

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

PIDS Foundation News: Alison Tribble (Recipient)

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Quick Observations from Service

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

In The News: Surge of Respiratory Illnesses in Children Straining Some Hospitals’ Capacity

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

In The News: Children With Sickle Cell Anemia Not Getting Treatments, Screening

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

Member Spotlight: John Vanchiere

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

In The News: Parents’ Concerns About Safety of Childhood Vaccines Increased During Pandemic

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

In The News: Complexity of COVID Vaccine Program Leads to Concerns About Potential for Error

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Importance of Communication

Jun. 22, 2022

Member Spotlight: Michael J. Smith

Michael J. Smith, MD, MSCE, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the Duke University School of Medicine.    Dr. Smith earned his medical…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Coronavirus Vaccines for Kids Under 5 Are Finally Here

The Washington Post reports the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory panel recommendation means pediatricians will be administering the first coronavirus vaccines to children under five in the coming…

Jun. 22, 2022

In The News: Proportion of Black, Hispanic Physicians Do Not Reflect US Population

Healio has shared findings on underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic physicians and medical students compared to their presence in the greater U.S. population. The study authors relay that diversity among…

Jun. 22, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Michael Pichichero (Donor)

Michael Pichichero, MD believes that, too often, great science in pediatric infectious disease does not receive the funding by the National Institutes of Health or large charitable foundations that it…

Jun. 8, 2022

President’s Letter from Dr. C. Buddy Creech – Goals For PIDS; Goals With PIDS

As we head into summer, I’m asking each of us to think about our goals for PIDS this year. My hope is that by intentionally crafting both a shared vision…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News: Antibiotic Resistance Could Be a Top Cause of Death by 2050, Experts Say

Medpage Today reports on an expert panel recently asserting antibiotic resistance will be an expanding threat over time. Bacteria evolving beyond the efficacy of antibiotics, according to the CDC, has…

Jun. 8, 2022

In The News – Inappropriate Antibiotics for Nonhospitalized Kids Cost US at Least $74 Million

Reporting on a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and The Pew Charitable Trusts, Medical Xpress shares the cost of inappropriately prescribed antibiotics to children cost…

May. 18, 2022

Member Spotlight: Gabriela Maron

Gabriela Maron, MD, MS, is an Associate Member of the Infectious Diseases Department at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: As Mysterious Child Hepatitis Cases Swell, Scientists Study Symptoms and Causes

NBC News reports the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control announced the worldwide number of mysterious pediatric hepatitis cases has reached 450 in total from 25 different countries. The…

May. 18, 2022

In The News: Hospitals Can Reduce Antibiotic Overuse By Avoiding Unnecessary Blood Draws in Critically Ill Children, Study Shows

Medical Xpress covers a report by researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and elsewhere on the practice of blood draws on PICU patients with fevers and fears of sepsis. To…

May. 18, 2022

PIDS Foundation News: Roberto Santos (Recipient)

Roberto P. Santos is a professor of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and an attending pediatric infectious diseases physician at the Children’s of Mississippi. He currently heads…

May. 9, 2022

PIDS Joins Onto Policy Brief for Developing Diverse Child Health Researchers

PIDS was one of 20 organizations to sign on to the Council of Pediatric Subspecialties (CoPS) policy brief concerning Legislative Priorities for Developing the Next Generation of Diverse Child Health…

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