June 26, 2015
Perinatal health care providers, members of Congress, a nationally recognized CNN anchor, advocates and parents all gathered at Washington, DC’s Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium yesterday to voice a unified message: premature infants deserve better access to comprehensive health care.
June 5, 2015
For preemies facing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), risk factors matter – and gestational age alone cannot determine whether infants need preventative treatment.
March 3, 2015
As the season for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) wages on, several states have reported alarming rates of the virus.
February 19, 2015
This month the Alliance for Patient Access takes on a new project dedicated to health care access for infants, the National Premature Infant Health Coalition.
January 15, 2015
“The Lives of Black Infants Matter!” the National Medical Association declared in a recent email update to members and colleagues.
December 15, 2014
Lowering infant mortality rates begins with reducing preterm births, a recent briefing on Capitol Hill conveyed.
December 4, 2014
The National Perinatal Association’s 2015 guidelines for preventative RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) treatment send a clear message about protecting pre-term infants: the FDA indication stands.
October 27, 2014
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, season begins November 1 in most states.
July 29, 2014
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ new guidelines on RSV treatment, announced yesterday, sparked immediate and ardent debate, pitting premature babies’ families and care providers against the AAP in a showdown about who deserves preventative care.
May 5, 2014
Last week was World Immunization Week, an apt time for the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to question a controversial proposal from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to reduce children’s pneumococcal vaccine schedule.
