Tanvi Sharma, MD, MPH, is Associate Chief and Clinical Director within the division of pediatric ID, as well as Director of the Pediatric ID Fellowship Program at Boston Children’s Hospital….
Award highlights innovative research in infectious diseases affecting children in either an inpatient or outpatient setting Chandy John, MD, FPIDS, is the Caroline B. Hall Lectureship Award recipient for 2023….
Award honors a young physician just beginning their career in pediatric research for outstanding contributions in clinical or basic research in pediatric infectious diseases Jill Weatherhead, MD, MSc, PhD, a…
Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the field or related science that have impacted children and pediatric infectious diseases Penny Heaton, MD, a globally renowned vaccinologist,…
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 Patricia Flynn,…
It has been my singular honor to serve you all as PIDS President for the past 2 years. Your work as clinicians, educators, scientists, public health officials, industry leaders, administrators,…
Medpage Today has reported on a large observational database study examining outcomes of amoxicillin-clavulanate for pediatric acute sinusitis compared to amoxicillin alone. While the two options carried similarly low risk…
The Washington Post reports a second anti-malaria vaccine has been approved by the World Health Organization. Based on preclinical and clinical trial data, the vaccine showed reduced symptomatic cases in…
Liset Olarte, MD, MSC, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and in the Division of Infectious Diseases at Children’s Mercy Kansas City….
A new study covered by Healio suggests adopting a new standard cutoff for determining urinary tract infections in febrile children undergoing bladder catheterization. According to a study author, there were…
Medpage Today reports the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted nearly unanimously to recommend the updated COVID-19 vaccine shots for everyone aged six months and up. The vote was…
Rebecca Same, MD, is Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Associate Medical Director of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program at…
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