Medscape Pediatrics Podcast

The US healthcare system is a mess. The National Academy of Medicine has proposed a substantive plan to improve it. Congress should pay attention, says Dr Lundberg.

No security blanket, no teddy bear. Dr Fernando Stein tells Medscape viewers what children experience in deportation centers and what AAP is doing to help.

Dr Fernando Stein describes the tremendous advocacy efforts for children being done by the American Academy of Pediatrics and other organizations.

Many books have been written about healing the American healthcare system, but as yet, we have no cure.

A leading bioethicist argues the importance of school recess as a right and the value to young students' physical and emotional health and well-being.

Drs Vega and Adams tackle challenging issues on asthma, including optimal spirometry use, eosinophil measurement, and beta-agonist overuse.

Many teens with autism spectrum disorders want to--and should be allowed to--drive a car. What is the role of healthcare professionals in helping make this decision?

Dr Rachel Levine discusses what clinicians should know about gender identity issues--something she, a transgender woman, knows about firsthand.

To respond promptly, clinicians need to understand what constitutes a rabies exposure and how to properly dose the vaccine.

Juhi Pandey provides clinicians with tips on how to talk with parents who are concerned that their child might have autism.