McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston

Apr. 23, 2025

Member Spotlight: Rangaraj Selvarangan

Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, is Director of Medical Microbiology Laboratory at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri where he holds the William R. Brown Missouri Endowed Chair in Medical Genetics…

Apr. 23, 2025

In The News: Invasive Group A Strep Data Show Lockdowns Helped Create More Virulent Strain

Medscape reports on research published by Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network investigators who discovered molecular changes to Group A Streptococcus pyogenes characterized a post-pandemic coinfection surge with respiratory diagnosis. According…

Apr. 9, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – Current Landscape of Pediatric ID

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or perhaps we’re all about to “be” there as the state has joined 21 others to report measles cases this year. We’ve reached at least…

Apr. 9, 2025

In The News: Should Babies in Measles Outbreak Areas Get an Extra MMR Shot?

Medpage Today shares reporting on support to expand vaccine recommendations in response to the measles outbreak centered in Texas. An extra dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for…

Mar. 26, 2025

Member Spotlight: Kevin Messacar

Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, is associate professor of pediatrics, section of infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. He earned his medical degree from the…

Mar. 26, 2025

In The News: How Researchers Were Able to Enroll Adolescents in Landmark HIV Trial

Healio reports a landmark trial of lenacapavir successfully and ethically enrolled adolescents into its study on the HIV prevention shot.  Lenacapavir is a long-acting antiretroviral injection that is given twice…

Mar. 12, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – 3 Focus Areas for Pediatric ID

Going to the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference is always a rewarding time. We are all together, learning and laughing and enjoying our pediatric ID world. I hope…

Mar. 12, 2025

In The News: Study: Fluoroquinolones Not Linked to Resistance in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants

Healio reports on study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society regarding fluoroquinolone exposure. The researchers investigated whether fluoroquinolone prophylaxis was associated with an elevated risk…

Mar. 12, 2025

PIDS Letter to Members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee

Dear Senate HELP Committee, The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Our…

Feb. 19, 2025

Member Spotlight: Latania Logan

Latania Logan, MD, MSPH, is Professor of pediatrics and Associate Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree at Wayne…

Feb. 19, 2025

In The News: Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas

The New York Times has reported on an ongoing and worsening outbreak of measles in west Texas. At the time of reporting in mid-February, 22 children and two adults had…

Feb. 5, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – PIDS Commitment to Science and Our Patients

PIDS will continue to lead with our partners in infectious diseases, pediatrics, and all of medicine. I have heard from numerous Society members wanting to voice their frustrations, their anxiety,…

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center/Children’s Medical Center Dallas

Apr. 23, 2025

Member Spotlight: Rangaraj Selvarangan

Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, is Director of Medical Microbiology Laboratory at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri where he holds the William R. Brown Missouri Endowed Chair in Medical Genetics…

Apr. 23, 2025

In The News: Invasive Group A Strep Data Show Lockdowns Helped Create More Virulent Strain

Medscape reports on research published by Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network investigators who discovered molecular changes to Group A Streptococcus pyogenes characterized a post-pandemic coinfection surge with respiratory diagnosis. According…

Apr. 9, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – Current Landscape of Pediatric ID

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or perhaps we’re all about to “be” there as the state has joined 21 others to report measles cases this year. We’ve reached at least…

Apr. 9, 2025

In The News: Should Babies in Measles Outbreak Areas Get an Extra MMR Shot?

Medpage Today shares reporting on support to expand vaccine recommendations in response to the measles outbreak centered in Texas. An extra dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for…

Mar. 26, 2025

Member Spotlight: Kevin Messacar

Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, is associate professor of pediatrics, section of infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. He earned his medical degree from the…

Mar. 26, 2025

In The News: How Researchers Were Able to Enroll Adolescents in Landmark HIV Trial

Healio reports a landmark trial of lenacapavir successfully and ethically enrolled adolescents into its study on the HIV prevention shot.  Lenacapavir is a long-acting antiretroviral injection that is given twice…

Mar. 12, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – 3 Focus Areas for Pediatric ID

Going to the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference is always a rewarding time. We are all together, learning and laughing and enjoying our pediatric ID world. I hope…

Mar. 12, 2025

In The News: Study: Fluoroquinolones Not Linked to Resistance in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants

Healio reports on study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society regarding fluoroquinolone exposure. The researchers investigated whether fluoroquinolone prophylaxis was associated with an elevated risk…

Mar. 12, 2025

PIDS Letter to Members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee

Dear Senate HELP Committee, The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Our…

Feb. 19, 2025

Member Spotlight: Latania Logan

Latania Logan, MD, MSPH, is Professor of pediatrics and Associate Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree at Wayne…

Feb. 19, 2025

In The News: Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas

The New York Times has reported on an ongoing and worsening outbreak of measles in west Texas. At the time of reporting in mid-February, 22 children and two adults had…

Feb. 5, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – PIDS Commitment to Science and Our Patients

PIDS will continue to lead with our partners in infectious diseases, pediatrics, and all of medicine. I have heard from numerous Society members wanting to voice their frustrations, their anxiety,…

Baylor College of Medicine

Apr. 23, 2025

Member Spotlight: Rangaraj Selvarangan

Rangaraj Selvarangan, PhD, is Director of Medical Microbiology Laboratory at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri where he holds the William R. Brown Missouri Endowed Chair in Medical Genetics…

Apr. 23, 2025

In The News: Invasive Group A Strep Data Show Lockdowns Helped Create More Virulent Strain

Medscape reports on research published by Toronto Invasive Bacterial Diseases Network investigators who discovered molecular changes to Group A Streptococcus pyogenes characterized a post-pandemic coinfection surge with respiratory diagnosis. According…

Apr. 9, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – Current Landscape of Pediatric ID

We’re not in Kansas anymore. Or perhaps we’re all about to “be” there as the state has joined 21 others to report measles cases this year. We’ve reached at least…

Apr. 9, 2025

In The News: Should Babies in Measles Outbreak Areas Get an Extra MMR Shot?

Medpage Today shares reporting on support to expand vaccine recommendations in response to the measles outbreak centered in Texas. An extra dose of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine for…

Mar. 26, 2025

Member Spotlight: Kevin Messacar

Kevin Messacar, MD, PhD, is associate professor of pediatrics, section of infectious diseases at the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora. He earned his medical degree from the…

Mar. 26, 2025

In The News: How Researchers Were Able to Enroll Adolescents in Landmark HIV Trial

Healio reports a landmark trial of lenacapavir successfully and ethically enrolled adolescents into its study on the HIV prevention shot.  Lenacapavir is a long-acting antiretroviral injection that is given twice…

Mar. 12, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – 3 Focus Areas for Pediatric ID

Going to the St. Jude/PIDS Pediatric Infectious Diseases Research Conference is always a rewarding time. We are all together, learning and laughing and enjoying our pediatric ID world. I hope…

Mar. 12, 2025

In The News: Study: Fluoroquinolones Not Linked to Resistance in Pediatric Stem Cell Transplants

Healio reports on study findings published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society regarding fluoroquinolone exposure. The researchers investigated whether fluoroquinolone prophylaxis was associated with an elevated risk…

Mar. 12, 2025

PIDS Letter to Members of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee

Dear Senate HELP Committee, The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children. Our…

Feb. 19, 2025

Member Spotlight: Latania Logan

Latania Logan, MD, MSPH, is Professor of pediatrics and Associate Division Chief, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at Emory University School of Medicine. She earned her medical degree at Wayne…

Feb. 19, 2025

In The News: Measles Outbreak Hits Town in Texas

The New York Times has reported on an ongoing and worsening outbreak of measles in west Texas. At the time of reporting in mid-February, 22 children and two adults had…

Feb. 5, 2025

President’s Letter from Bill Steinbach – PIDS Commitment to Science and Our Patients

PIDS will continue to lead with our partners in infectious diseases, pediatrics, and all of medicine. I have heard from numerous Society members wanting to voice their frustrations, their anxiety,…

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