In The News: Three U.S. Children’s Hospitals Uncover $250k in Antibiotic Waste Over 2 Years

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

In The News: CDC Details Local Malaria Spread in Florida, Texas

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

Member Spotlight: Scott James

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

In The News: Children and Long COVID: How Many Are Affected?

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

In The News: Hospital Bosses Love AI. Doctors and Nurses Are Worried.

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

PIDS Foundation News: Matthew ‘Boots’ Kronman (Donor)

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Honors 24 Distinguished Physicians, Scientists

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

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

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

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

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

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

Jul. 26, 2023

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

CNN reports new data estimates by UNICEF and WHO suggest a reverse in the number of children worldwide missing routine childhood vaccinations. Following two years of coverage declines, this year…

Jul. 26, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Ashley Leonard (Recipient)

Ashley Sobel Leonard, MD, PhD, is a Pediatrics Infectious Diseases Fellow at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. She earned her MD and PhD at Duke University and completed her residency in…

Jul. 25, 2023

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

The Program and Meetings Committee seeks nominations to fill the critical role of Vice Chair-elect, which represents PIDS and the pediatric track on the IDWeek Planning Committee.  The IDWeek program…

Jul. 12, 2023

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

Our family spent the Fourth of July in Washington, DC, for the first time, helping our oldest daughter (and new son-in-law) move into their apartment. While the fireworks were remarkable,…

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…

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