The latest update to the HEEADSSS psychosocial interview for adolescents includes new questions on electronic media use in addition to its time-tested strategies for identifying the critical stressors ...

Labor was induced at term in a 29-year-old woman who had had an uneventful pregnancy. Her baby weighed 3575 g (7 lb, 14 oz). The neonate’s left arm was internally rotated with flexion at the wrist. He ...

Dr Thompson is assistant clinical professor of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego School of Medicine, and the author of Raising a Child with a Neuromuscular Disorder (Oxford University ...

Joshua Fitch is the senior editor for Contemporary Pediatrics. He joined the brand in March of 2023 as an editor before being promoted to senior editor in January 2024. Fitch graduated from Youngstown ...

A 15-year-old adolescent Caucasian male with no significant past medical history presented to the clinic with gradually worsening left ankle pain over the past 2 weeks, ever since he started his ...

Tics commonly manifest themselves in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Stimulant medications are now a primary option for treating ADHD ...

Caregivers and parents should feel empowered to protect their children with sun-safe practices that include sunscreen, sun-protective clothing, and sun-safe activities. According to the American ...

Finding an acceptable alternative to breast milk has proved to be a complicated quest that continues today with an ever-growing assortment of modified and specialized infant formulas. If you are a ...

Pediatric obesity affects more than 14 million children, which is equivalent to 1 in 5 children in the United States. Certain ethnicities have seen a greater rise, with Hispanic ethnicity having the ...

Getting enough sleep each day is critical to children’s health. It supports mental and physical growth. The mother of a 4-month-old-patient is concerned that her son is not yet sleeping through the ...

A recent study suggests that positive childhood experiences may counter the damaging effects of adverse experiences. Christina Bethell, PhD The lifelong negative effects that adverse childhood ...

Medical providers, particularly pediatricians, are often the first to learn that their patients have been intentionally harming themselves. Because NSSI, by nature, is not suicidal, it should not be ...