Kevin Messacar, MD, a skilled clinician and researcher, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Young Investigator Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). Presented to a…
Gregory A. Storch, MD, FPIDS, a skilled clinician, researcher and leader in diagnostics, is the recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). The…
Morven S. Edwards, MD, FPIDS, an expert on bacterial infections in newborns, is the recipient of a 2021 Distinguished Physician Award from the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS). The annual…
William C. Gruber, MD, FPIDS, a leading global expert in vaccine development, is the recipient of the 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Stanley A. Plotkin Lecture in Vaccinology Award….
Betsy C. Herold, MD, FPIDS, a groundbreaking researcher, is the recipient of the 2021 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) Caroline B. Hall Lectureship Award. Presented annually, the award highlights innovative…
Please join us for our virtual PIDS Business Meeting on Tuesday, October 5 at 8 pm ET. Please do not think of this as just another Zoom meeting at the end…
A recent study found that COVID-19 cases, emergency room (ER) visits and hospital admissions increased from June to August 2021 among individuals 0 to 17 years old nationwide. During a…
José R. Romero, MD, is the Arkansas Secretary of Health and Director of the Department of Health (ADH). He is a Professor of Pediatrics in the Department of Pediatrics at…
A recent research letter published in JAMA Pediatrics reported that the majority of patients with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) in a United Kingdom cohort had good outcomes with…
The Leadership in Epidemiology, Antimicrobial Stewardship, and Public Health (LEAP) Fellowship has received renewed funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The LEAP Fellowship is a one-year program…
Since June, nearly 1 in 3 Americans have been impacted by a weather disaster, according to data compiled and published by the Washington Post earlier this month. As this newsletter…
Among children and adolescents with cancer and COVID-19 globally, one fifth experienced severe and critical illness, and a higher proportion of patients died than reported in the general pediatric population….
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