It's inevitable with kids: At some point, they're going to get sick. It's common for first-time parents and even their more seasoned counterparts to feel nervous when this happens. Are you doing the ...

When your baby gets their first cold, you likely call the pediatrician for advice. They’re the experts in combating those sniffles and coughs. And when your pediatrician has little ones of their own, ...

There is no established link between childhood vaccines and autism—that’s a sentiment echoed by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), World Health Organization (WHO), and many more major health ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Dr. James Campbell, an expert on childhood infectious diseases, about the CDC's new messaging on the relationship between vaccines and autism. The CDC, long one of the ...

Four pediatricians said evidence-based science and medicine and a desire to keep kids healthy drives doctors’ childhood vaccination recommendations. Pediatric practices might make money providing ...

Following the release of “The Preventionist,” a group of CAPs discuss diagnostic uncertainty, second opinions and the future of the field. By Jenelle Pifer The field of child abuse pediatrics is ...

Readers discuss a guest essay about the shortage of pediatricians and what to do about it. To the Editor: Re “Why Medical Students Are Shunning Pediatrics,” by Aaron E. Carroll (Opinion guest essay, ...