Joshua Fitch is an editor for Contemporary Pediatrics. Previously, he worked at 21 WFMJ as a sports anchor and videographer, as well as a national content writer for Weigel Broadcasting Company.
Pfizer's infant RSV vaccine receives FDA Advisory Committee's support
May 19th 2023The FDA Advisory Committee recently voted in support of approval for Pfizer's maternal immunization vaccine to help prevent RSV in infants. In this Contemporary Pediatrics® interview, Tina Tan, MD, FAAP, FIDSA, FPIDS, pediatric infectious diseases attending, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, explains what this means for this patient population ahead of an expected FDA decision in August, 2023.
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Erica Gunderson, PhD, discusses link between lactation and maternal cardiometabolic health
May 10th 2023Erica Gunderson, PhD, MS, MPH, RD, senior research scientist, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Division of Research, and professor of Health Systems Science, Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine discusses what it means to be the recipient of the 2022-2023 March of Dimes Agnes Higgins Award, and her lifetime research linking breastfeeding and future maternal cardiometabolic health.
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