Coronavirus Updates
Perspectives
New world order: Reflecting on a year of COVID
The skills needed to manage chaos are different from those that leaders use in simple ordered times.
News
CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
SHM Converge
A primer on COVID-19 in hospitalized children
Once hospitalized with COVID-19, the ICU admission rates for children have been similar to those in adults.
Practice Management
Texas hospital workers sue over vaccine mandates
The lawsuit hinges on a section of the federal law that authorizes emergency use of medical products.
News
Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
News
Subclinical myocarditis found in some athletes post COVID
A study that evaluated college athletes recently infected with COVID-19 with comprehensive cardiac testing, including MRI, found a small...
Practice Management
Visa worries intensify pandemic stress for immigrant hospitalist moms
Immigrant hospitalists go through years of expensive training with extensive background checks, yet they’re classified as second preference (EB-2...
SHM Converge
Hospitalists innovate in ICU management
Hospitalists helped develop and staff critical care programs to optimize patient care during the pandemic.
SHM Converge
Pandemic experience taught lessons about clinician wellness
“I didn’t know how to help people because the problem was so big, especially during the height of the pandemic,” Dr. Sarah Richards said.
News
Large vessel stroke linked to AstraZeneca COVID vaccine
Three cases occurred in two women and one man in their 30s or 40s and involved blockages of the carotid and middle cerebral artery.