Award highlights innovative research in infectious diseases affecting children in either an inpatient or outpatient setting Gail Demmler-Harrison, MD, is the Caroline B. Hall Lectureship Award recipient for 2024. This…
Lecture honor recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field of pediatric infectious diseases or related sciences that have impacted child health Barney Graham, MD, PhD, a…
The award is given in recognition of a pediatrician with a distinguished career in pediatric infectious diseases marked by significant contributions in infectious diseases Pablo J. Sánchez, MD, FPIDS, a…
Next week, by this time that the newsletter reaches your inbox, the sun will have just come up on day one of IDWeek 2024 in Los Angeles. If this will…
Healio reports on research into perinatal Hepatitis C virus exposure among U.S. infants, published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. In the span of 2010-2020, less than…
Gwenn Skar, MD, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She earned her medical degree and completed her…
Healio reports on a study published in the Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society into antiviral prescribing for infants with flu. CDC recommends the antiviral oseltamivir for infants younger…
Do you remember your first IDWeek? I recognize for some of us our inaugural experience was at a meeting with a different name but think back to that first one…
Medpage Today reports on a longitudinal observational study of long COVID and children in the United States. Researchers identified 14 prolonged symptoms that were more common in those with a…
W. Christopher Golden, MD, FAAP, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Medical Director, Newborn Nursery and Director, Pediatrics Core Clerkship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He…
Medpage Today reports on CDC data from the Vaccines for Children (VFC) program since its inception in 1994 through 2023. The impressive data shared covered illnesses, hospitalizations, deaths, and even…
The world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, has designated 27 distinguished physicians and scientists…
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