MIAAP is the leading voice on behalf of children in Michigan. We are 1,400 pediatricians and partners working towards health and well-being for ALL children.
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A heat wave may be the most obvious health threat. But infectious diseases can spread in a crowd, and experts are set to scrutinize wastewater, hospital visits, even social media for any signs that an outbreak might be brewing.
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Today, MIAAP President-Elect Dr. Lauren Azevedo attended and spoke at the launch of Michigan for Vaccines, a credible, family-centered voice for immunization education and advocacy.
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The immunization schedule is specifically for pregnant, postpartum and breastfeeding women. It aligns with prior recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, before changes were made under the Trump administration.
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📰 Members in the News
MIAAP President-Elect Dr. Lauren Azevedo recently spoke with WILX about an important summer topic: sun safety for kids ☀️🧴
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There have been 30 new outbreaks this year, compared to 48 last year, the CDC said. The majority of cases are children and teenagers. More than 92% are unvaccinated and 6% (127 of the 2,030 patients) have been hospitalized.
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Autistic children appear to have specific gut microbe profiles that can be used to distinguish them from neurotypical (or typically developing) children, researchers reported May 26 in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.
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📣 Calling all pediatric residents and medical students! 📣
Showcase your research, quality improvement projects, advocacy work, or unique clinical experiences at the 2026 MIAAP Annual Conference Poster Session! 🩺📊
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Yesterday MIAAP hosted our annual Advocacy Day in Lansing! With over 80 pediatric residents, med students, and attendings in attendance it was a successful and fun day. We would like to thank Pita Way and Choose Lansing for the donations of gift cards and a gift basket.
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No child deaths have been definitively linked to Covid vaccines, according to a report from the Food and Drug Administration that was quietly made public last week.
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Members in the news! MIAAP member Dr. Arul Thirumoorthi was featured in an article by U of M Health for his role in the treatment of a teenage patient with papillary thyroid cancer.
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MDHHS is advising the public to avoid close contact with chicks and ducklings, especially for children under five and other high-risk groups, and to wash hands thoroughly after any contact with poultry or their environments.
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An estimated 32 million children in the United States live in homes with firearms, nearly 7 million of whom have at least one firearm in the household that's unlocked and loaded.
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Two pediatricians, Richard J. Pan, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP, of California, and Annie L. Andrews, M.D., M.S., of South Carolina, are hoping to join Congress.
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Three batches of a2 Platinum Premium infant formula are being recalled due to the presence of a toxin produced by bacteria.
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They did not have any public exposure sites to share at the time this article was written. They said if they do identify any, that information will be posted on miottawa.org/measles.
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Tsao said the increase in ticks and Lyme disease should not scare anyone from enjoying the outdoors, but it’s important to know where to look and how to keep yourself safe.
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Rotavirus, a seasonal virus similar to influenza, has been rising across the U.S. since January.
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This week, 8 MIAAP members joined nearly 400 other AAP members and visited Washington DC to advocate for child health during AAP Advocacy Conference 2026.
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A message from our President , Joe Fakhoury, MD from D.C. while he’s advocating for children’s health!
You too can advocate right here in Michigan on May 28th. Register for MIAAP Advocacy Day now!
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The AAP is urgently requesting access to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, to ensure immigrant children are receiving crucial medical care.
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