Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Honors 24 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Passing Along Wisdom

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

In The News: CDC Advisors Back Therapeutic to Prevent RSV in Infants

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

In The News: UK Study Shows ‘Epidemiologic Nuances’ of COVID-19 in Children

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

Member Spotlight: Elizabeth Schlaudecker

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

In The News: Maternal Vaccine Promising for Invasive Group B Strep in Infants

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

In The News: Childhood Immunization Rates That Fell During Covid Improving But Still Not at Pre-Pandemic Levels, Data Shows

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

Open Call for PIDS Vice Chair-elect to IDWeek Planning Committee 2023

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Lincoln and Optimism

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: Shorter Antibiotic Course Not as Effective for Children With UTIs

Medpage Today reports on a SCOUT (Short Course Therapy for Urinary Tract Infections) trial into antibiotic course duration for children with urinary tract infections. A study author noted the trial…

Jul. 12, 2023

In The News: ACIP Endorses 20-Valent Pneumococcal Vaccine for Kids

Following a late June meeting of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, Medpage Today shared the unanimous agreement to include 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20; Prevnar) as an option…

Jun. 21, 2023

Member Spotlight: Dhanya Dharmapalan

Dhanya Dharmapalan, MD, is a Consultant in Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Apollo Hospitals, Navi Mumbai, India. She is the National Coordinator of the Apollo Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme for over 70…

Jun. 21, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Trudy Murphy (Donor)

Trudy Murphy, MD, retired from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2014, though she continued working with ongoing projects at the CDC and the World Health Organization…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: FDA Panel Endorses mAb to Prevent RSV in Infants

Medpage Today reported on the early June vote of approval by the Antimicrobial Drugs Advisory Committee in favor of nirsevimab, a monoclonal antibody against RSV. The vote was unanimous for…

Jun. 21, 2023

In The News: Viruses and Other Bugs Could Make a Summer Comeback

NBC News shares a CDC report on a spring spike in human metapneumovirus that has prompted doctors across the country to warn of a mix of respiratory and bug-borne viruses…

Jun. 7, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Summer vs Burn Out

My son, Seth, gave me Albert Camus’, “The Plague,” a few weeks ago.  Camus was a French philosopher and author who was awarded the 1957 Nobel Prize for Literature. The…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Trust in Childhood Vaccines Holds Steady, Despite Skepticism of COVID-19 Vaccines, Survey Finds

CNN reports on a Pew Research Center survey that found Americans continue to have broadly favorable views of routine childhood vaccines despite the tumult surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine. Only about…

Jun. 7, 2023

In The News: Children Lag Behind Adults in HIV Treatment, Testing

In a study reported on by Healio, children were found to be falling far behind adults in both testing and treatment of HIV. While children account for 5% of all…

May. 17, 2023

Member Spotlight: Ezzeldin Saleh

Ezzeldin Saleh, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Southern Illinois School of Medicine. He earned his medical degree at University of Khartoum, Sudan, and completed his pediatric residency at…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: COVID-19 Pandemic Tested CDC and FDA, Exposing Cracks

Healio details the results of a CDC internal and external review of pandemic performance. The results were not good. The issues discovered included: the agency was too slow to share…

May. 17, 2023

In The News: Bacterial Infection Linked to Recent Baby Formula Shortage May Join Federal Disease Watchlist

CNN reports health officials are considering the addition of Cronobacter sakazakii infections to the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System. The bacteria can contaminate baby formula and caused an outbreak investigated…

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