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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

PIDS Foundation News: Alexander Laurenson (Recipient)

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Pediatricians at PAS

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

Member Spotlight: David Rosen

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

PIDS Foundation News: David Hong (Donor)

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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

Mar. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: Sophie Katz (Recipient)

Sophie Katz, MD, MPH, is Assistant Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She is the Associate Director of Pediatric Antimicrobial Stewardship and leads the Pediatric Outpatient…

Mar. 8, 2023

President’s Letter from C. Buddy Creech – Perseverance and Purpose

Until Tuesday of last week, the only time I had been in a court room was in high school, competing in mock trial. While traveling to the St. Jude/PIDS Conference…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: A Surge in Sick Children Exposed a Need for Major Changes to U.S. Hospitals

NPR News reports on the pediatric hospital bed shortage in the wake of a pediatric illnesses surge this past fall and winter. As the article points out, however, this is…

Mar. 8, 2023

In The News: ‘Reach the Children Being Left Behind’: WHO Official Eyes Future of Pediatric Care

Healio shares a presentation at the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference by Wilson Milton Were, MBChB, World Health Organization’s Department of Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health and…

Feb. 22, 2023

Member Spotlight: Guliz Erdem

Guliz Erdem, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Section of Infectious Diseases at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the Ohio State University. She received her medical degree from Hacettepe University School of…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Recipients Benefit from High-Dose Flu Vaccine

Medscape shares data from a study on the risk for illness or death due to influenza for children who receive hematopoietic stem cell transplants (HSCT). The data show a high-dose…

Feb. 22, 2023

In The News: Maternal Tdap Vaccination Reduces Pertussis in Young Infants

Healio reports on results from a CDC study finding a sustained decrease in pertussis cases among young infants in the years following the introduction of maternal Tdap vaccination in the…

Feb. 22, 2023

PIDS Foundation News: John Bradley (Donor)

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Feb. 8, 2023

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

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

Jan. 25, 2023

Member Spotlight: Octavio Ramilo

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

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