Medscape Pediatrics Podcast

Educating parents to avoid gluten in food is more complicated than it appears, although new FDA regulations have helped.

Vaccination rates are dropping, which endangers many. Some politicians don't favor mandating vaccinations, saying it's the parents' choice. Is this wise?

'Mama Doc' Wendy Sue Swanson tells Eric Topol how she uses social media to expand her visits with patients and spread the word about the importance of vaccination.

As precision medicine and mobile medical apps become the state of the art, we need state-of-the-art codes of ethics. Dr Lundberg explains why.

What is the fallout from celebrities championing causes in health and illness? Dr Jeffrey A. Lieberman discusses negatives and positives.

Psychologist Judi Miller describes a study showing that the atypical behaviors of autism aren't always easy to pick up against a background of typical behavior.

Tips on how you can help prevent pertussis by ensuring that pregnant women receive the Tdap vaccine.

Physicians increasingly are using smartphones to monitor patients with life-threatening conditions and to diagnose more common conditions such as earaches.

Anne Reilly, a pediatric oncologist at CHOP, pleads for measles protection for her patients.

The CDC National Health Report 2014 offers a snapshot of our nation's health, and CDC outlines action steps for clinicians to help make progress in meeting our nation's ongoing health challenges.