Heidi Splete
![1]() - News- Anakinra improved survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients- September 7, 2021- Phase 3 randomized trial showed improved survival and shorter hospital stay in COVID-19 patients who were given anakinra, compared with those given a placebo. 
![1]() - News- COVID-19: New GI symptoms don’t raise death risk in IBD- August 27, 2021- International registry data show new onset of GI symptoms is common in IBD patients with COVID-19 regardless of IBD disease status. 
![1]() - News- Move from awareness to action to combat racism in medicine- August 12, 2021- Calls to action to address structural racism include learning from policies, prioritizing voting, and educating children. 
- News- Febrile infant guideline allows wiggle room on hospital admission, testing- August 12, 2021- Evidence-based guidelines use language to guide, but not direct, clinicians in balancing the risks of infections and invasive procedures. 
![1]() - News- Fauci says ‘unprecedented’ conditions could influence COVID vaccine approval for kids- August 6, 2021- “If I were a [non-COVID] virus looking for a niche, I would be really confused,” Dr. Fauci told pediatric hospitalists. 
![1]() - News- PHM virtual conference promises practical pearls, plus Dr. Fauci- July 23, 2021- A “full spectrum” of offerings at the upcoming Pediatric Hospital Medicine 2021 virtual conference. 
- News- Long-term outcome data suggest optimism for MIS-C patients- July 16, 2021- Most inflammatory and cardiac manifestations of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children resolved by 9 months. 
![1]() - News- C. difficile guidelines offer new possibilities- June 24, 2021- Updated recommendations address issues of diagnosis, recurrence, and fecal microbial transplant. 
![1]() - News- Safety-net burden linked with poorer inpatient cirrhosis outcomes- June 21, 2021- Even so, hospitalizations and mortality were still higher in Black patients than White patients after controlling for hospitals’ safety-net burden. 
- News- Hospitalists play key role in advance care planning- June 2, 2021- It’s important to distinguish advance care planning from advance directives. 






