It was a delight to see so many of you at IDWeek. I was grateful to meet many of you for the first time in person, to learn new things,…
In an article covering the WHO’s 2022 Global TB Report, Healio relays the fight against tuberculosis had nearly a decade of progress negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Declines in…
The New York Times reports on an expected collision of respiratory viruses this winter. With few to little restrictions in place for travelling or gathering socially or in schools, experts…
‘What’s New in Childhood Tuberculosis’ is a nine-article supplement that evaluates the global state of childhood TB and efforts that will reduce morbidity and mortality from TB in children WASHINGTON…
Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field or related science that have impacted children and pediatric infectious diseases Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, an internationally recognized…
Award recognizes a Society member whose outstanding research efforts have significant impact on pediatric infectious diseases Jeffrey R. Starke, MD, a renowned tuberculosis clinician and investigator, is the PIDS 2022…
Renamed to honor PIDS’ first president, the award is presented to a pediatrician with a distinguished career in pediatric infectious diseases marked by significant contributions in infectious diseases David Kimberlin,…
Jessica Snowden, MD, MS, MHPTT, FPIDS is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences and Chief of Pediatric Infectious Disease at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. She…
Healio covers a report on promising results from a national antimicrobial stewardship initiative involving 133 hospitals. The Better Antibiotic Selection in Children (BASiC) project is managed by the American Academy…
The Washington Post reports on the “renaissance” of respiratory syncytial virus vaccine development following its catastrophic beginnings in the 1960s. Included in those ill-fated beginnings were a pair of infant…
Alison Tribble, MD, MSCE, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, at the University of Michigan Medical School. She obtained her medical degree at Duke University…
I’m on the clinical service this week. Please excuse the brevity of this letter while I simultaneously prepare for our fantastic IDWeek schedule and share these three observations on pediatric…
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