With low-quality or counterfeit car seats becoming more available to consumers, pediatricians play a key role in ensuring families can keep children safe while riding in a car.

Data indicate that patients and families affected by medical errors may be less likely to pursue litigation after open and honest communication. Disclosure also can help maintain trust in the health care system.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful.

The AAP joined five other national physician groups in calling for the restoration of data and guidance to the CDC and NIH websites that were removed in response to executive orders issued by President Trump.

With cases of bird flu rising across the United States, families can take steps to protect themselves from the virus.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful to children.

A study suggests that limiting an adolescent’s screen time is not as effective at deterring problematic internet usage as keeping an open parent-child dialogue about using the internet.

Seasonal affective disorder can affect older children and teenagers. Parents can take some steps to fight the winter blues before talking to their pediatrician.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful to children.

Updated guidelines from the AAP and the American Heart Association on resuscitation following drowning say rescuers should assume that any child removed from the water without signs of normal breathing or consciousness is in cardiac arrest, and CPR should be administered with rescue breathing and chest compressions.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful.

Three-day virtual course tackles developmental and behavioral topics; AAP partner forming National Coordinating Center on Transition; virtual reality module can prepare you for vaccination conversations; Red Book provides interactive algorithms

The authors of a study examining straw-related emergency department visits recommend against giving reusable metal straws to children under age 4 given recent increases in injuries and the types of injuries they can cause.

The groups recognizes evidence that human milk is protective against the disease.

An oral history of a pediatric pulmonologist, a new package of AAP resources and the second season of the Healthy Children podcast in this months’ FYI column.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful to children.

Child injuries from water beads are on the rise, with large year-to-year gains from 2021-’23, according to a recent study of emergency department visits.

Plenary speakers Claudia Aristy and Perri Klass, M.D., FAAP, spoke of the importance early literacy plays in a child’s development. They also announced an updated AAP policy statement that offers guidance on how pediatricians can promote literacy development at health supervision visits.

Keynote speaker Seema Yasmin, M.D., asked attendees of the National Conference & Exhibition to find the small thing that allows them to feel like a whole person amid the hardships of the profession.

Federal officials have announced the recall of products that may be harmful to children.