"One of the consequences of holding AAP-sponsored continuing medical education (CME) conferences and meetings in locations that interfere with the health and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents and young adults and their families is to reward them financially with our attendance," the author wrote.

The mantra that the child is not ready for a potty chair is chanted by professionals and parents alike.

The systemic oppression of children, especially girls, by the Islamic Republic of Iran includes torture, rape, blinding, poisoning and murder, according to a letter to the editor in AAP News.

The standard of care assessment is nonscientific and nonobjective, and is plagued with hindsight bias.

The author of the article on deceptive cannabis ads failed to acknowledge that addiction to alcohol, tobacco and opioids has significantly more deleterious consequences to patients’ long-term health than cannabis.

DBPs make about $160,000 a year, while pediatric cardiologists make at least $300,000 a year.

"Had our profession taken a real stand and insisted on a seat at the table rather than just follow orders, we could have used our collective in-the-trenches experience to predict the mostly negative consequences of rushing into play an idea that could have been a positive game changer if better thought out."

Gandhi used the Sanskrit word Satyagraha , meaning “clinging to truth,” in reference to his campaigns in South Africa and India.

Children brought to the U.S. as migrants and asylum-seekers are living in overcrowded, dirty detention centers without enough soap, clean clothes or food.

Physicians must maintain their professional integrity and attest only for valid medical exemptions despite their compassion for the parent’s distress and the consequences for the child.

Every killer was a child at one time, so why does he or she choose the path of evil? Could we as caregivers do a better job?

I was taken aback by the space allotted to use the eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) or 4% lidocaine topical application to reduce pain from immunizations.

It is both appropriate and timely to pay attention to immunization pain, given the recent political controversies aroused by compliance legislation.

In no way did I suggest that NPs or PAs are risky hires or more prone to liability awards.

I read with great interest the article in the May AAP News “FDA proposes limit on arsenic in infant rice cereals”

Those with PNP certification graduate from a master's or clinical doctorate program from an accredited university.

A look at the numbers shows PA practice risk is relatively low.

I would like to correct misinformation in a recent Pediatricians and the Law article raising unjustified concerns about the medical-legal risk of pediatricians prescribing or recommending nicotine replacement therapy to tobacco-dependent parents.

Prescribing a medication creates a physician-patient relationship and a consequent legal duty toward the patient.

AAP policy statements on tobacco control have encouraged pediatric clinicians to intervene with NRT prescriptions to parents since 2009.