AAP released 2025 evidence-based US childhood and adolescent immunization schedule with updates for RSV, influenza, COVID-19, HPV, and meningococcal vaccines.
Presymptomatic treatment with risdiplam was associated with improved motor development and survival without permanent ventilation in infants with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), according to 24-month results from the phase 2 RAINBOWFISH trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Clinics and health plans are expanding telehealth services as increased immigration enforcement has coincided with some patients, including immigrant families, delaying or avoiding in-person medical visits.
Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.
A new meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled trials found that patients began regaining weight as early as 8 weeks after discontinuing anti-obesity medications, with weight gain continuing through 52 weeks.
This large meta-analysis on physical activity patterns and mortality—encompassing 85 prospective cohort studies—shows that consistent or increasing physical activity during adulthood is associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality risk.
Experts encourage early influenza vaccination in children to reduce severe illness and hospitalization, especially among medically vulnerable and underserved populations.