Pediatrics
News
COVID-19 in children: Latest weekly increase is largest yet
The total number reported during Jan. 8-14 topped the previous high by almost 30,000 cases.
News
COVID-19 in children: Weekly cases trending downward
Perspectives
The importance of community pediatric hospital medicine
A pediatric hospitalist in a community hospital allows children to obtain high-quality, evidence-based care within their home communities.
News
Children’s hospitals grapple with wave of mental illness
The proportion of children who arrived in EDs with mental health issues increased 24% from mid-March through mid-October,
News
Study confirms key COVID-19 risk factors in children
Maskless family, social, and athletic event gatherings continue to pose the greatest risk of exposure to children.
News
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.
News
New pediatric cases down as U.S. tops 2 million children with COVID-19
News
Child abuse visits to EDs declined in 2020, but not admissions
Proportion of visits related to child abuse and neglect that resulted in hospitalizations increased from 2019 to 2020.
News
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.
Clinical
The top pediatric articles of 2019
The ten articles that had the most impact on pediatric hospital medicine, as presented at HM20 Virtual.