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Updated USPSTF HBV screening recommendation may be a ‘lost opportunity’
The recommendation defines risk groups more narrowly than the CDC, AASLD, and some research suggests risk-based screening is ineffective for...
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Cloth masks provide inferior protection vs. medical masks, suggests evidence review
If cloth masks are used during PPE shortages, pairing them with plastic face shields may offer additional protection.
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No increase seen in children’s cumulative COVID-19 burden
New cases were down for the last week of 2020, American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association report.
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New pediatric cases down as U.S. tops 2 million children with COVID-19
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Latest rise in child COVID-19 cases is relatively small
Total number of U.S. cases reported in children is now over 1.8 million.
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Strategies for tracking SARS-CoV-2 could help detect next pandemic
One study evaluating blood donations found antibodies on the West Coast as early as Dec. 13, 2019.
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The top pediatric articles of 2019
The ten articles that had the most impact on pediatric hospital medicine, as presented at HM20 Virtual.
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Contact tracing in hospitals falls off as COVID-19 cases rise
Ad hoc approaches to contact tracing are likely to be short-lived.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
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Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”