March 18, 2026

AAP, NASPGHAN Issue Guidance on Faltering Weight in Children

New recommendations standardize diagnosis and aim to reduce unnecessary interventions in early childhood growth concerns.

Conexiant

March 13, 2026

Clinicians Warn of Fatal Measles Brain Disease

Doctors caution that measles infection can lead to SSPE, a rare fatal neurologic disease that may appear years later.

KFF Health News

March 12, 2026

Childhood Oral Health Linked to Adult Cardiovascular Risk

Study links childhood dental disease with higher incidence of ischemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, and ischemic stroke in adulthood.

Conexiant

March 10, 2026

FDA Approves Therapy for Cerebral Folate Deficiency

Decision addresses a rare neurologic disorder linked to folate transport impairment.

Conexiant

March 09, 2026

Newborn Vitamin K Refusal Trends

Investigators examine trends in newborn vitamin K refusal and associated neurologic outcomes.

Conexiant

March 04, 2026

The Gene Fixer

For five decades, Stuart Orkin has harnessed new genetic tools to transform care for blood disorders – helping make sickle cell and beta thalassemia curable.

Dana-Farber

March 05, 2026

Calcium Strategy Following Thyroidectomy

Investigators compare routine prophylaxis vs postoperative parathyroid hormone-guided supplementation.

Conexiant

March 02, 2026

FDA Okays Weekly Option in Achondroplasia

Navepegritide is described as the first therapy to deliver continuous C-type natriuretic peptide exposure over a weekly dosing interval in eligible pediatric patients.

Conexiant

March 02, 2026

Coverage Isn’t Access: Medicaid’s Dilemma

As more states expand adult Medicaid dental benefits, participation remains low and GOP-backed federal cuts threaten to reverse recent progress, raising concerns for physicians and dentists.

KFF Health News

February 27, 2026

Closing the Genomic Gap in Rare Disease

Ahead of Rare Disease Day, leaders from iHope and PacBio explore how technology, collaboration, and policy reform can bring accurate genomic diagnosis

The Medicine Maker