The Latest Breaking News from the American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics embraces the diagnosis, but courts have thrown out some cases, calling it “junk science.”

Early screening for neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism is important to ensure children have the support they need to gain the essential skills for daily life. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children be screened for developmental delays, with additional screening for those who are preterm or have…

Research suggests many of those treatments are not necessary

Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.

Learn why some 1-year-olds resist drinking milk from a sippy cup and get tips for transitioning them away from bottles. Find solutions here.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends avoiding juices for babies younger than 1 year and limiting intake to four ounces a day for children from 1 to 3 years old and to six ounces a day for children between 4 and 6 years.

Florida woman, Isabel Ayala, sues American Academy of Pediatrics over irreversible hormone therapy at 14. Urges transparency in gender-affirming care.

Copies of Tonti’s journals are available in the Library of Congress and the Newberry Library. Tonti even had a Chicago Public School named after him, but it has since been renamed to reflect the Hispanic majority in the Southwest Side neighborhood.

Hospitals were overwhelmed last winter by a surge in pediatric cases of RSV. Now a new monoclonal antibody shot could help, but price and supply issues are causing delays in getting it to infants.

Lawmakers want to make donor breast milk more mainstream but advocates warn the alternative comes with risk.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments face a growing push for bans and restrictions across the U.S. The board for the group unanimously reaffirmed its 2018 position on the treatments