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.
Lansing, MI
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🎉 Members in the News
Congratulations to MIAAP member Dr. Rachel Hollander on being named the Alice Hamilton Scholar through the Michigan State University–Hurley Children's Hospital Pediatric Public Health Initiative!
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Michigan public health investigators say they are zeroing in on lettuce and other salad greens as potential sources of a massive outbreak of cyclosporiasis that has infected at least 2,640 people in the state since June 22.
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Influenza vaccination reduced the risk of death from flu among U.S. kids and teens in recent years, researchers found.
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📣 Registration is open for the 2026 MIAAP Annual Conference!
📍 Troy, MI
📅 Sept. 18–19
🩺 Earn up to 13 CMEs
🔗 Register today: miaap.org/conference
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State health officials are investigating an outbreak of cyclosporiasis, an intestinal parasite illness, after identifying more than 170 cases in just over a week. Investigators have not yet determined the source.
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Measles cases have reached 93% of the total for all last year, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data.
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The number of people enrolled in Medicaid and Affordable Care Act plans fell by more than 5 million in the last 12 months, according to a new report from the advocacy group Protect Our Care.
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Nara Organics is recalling all cans of its powdered infant formula after three confirmed or suspected infant botulism cases were reported in babies who consumed the product.
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Social media is exposing young people to alcohol-related content on a regular basis, and much of it is coming from influencers and the alcohol industry, researchers warn.
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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.
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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