Pediatrics
News
COVID-19 in children: New cases down for third straight week
Children’s share of all new cases has risen for five consecutive weeks.
News
Are diagnosticians chasing COVID-linked zebras and missing horses?
In their desire to not miss MIS-C, doctors triggered a cascade of specialty consultations, follow-up testing, and an unwarranted diagnostic...
Clinical
SARS-CoV-2 in hospitalized children and youth
Severity of illness in patients with MIS-C was associated with lower absolute lymphocyte count and increasing CRP.
News
Weekly COVID-19 cases in children continue to drop
Children’s share of weekly COVID-19 total increased for the fourth straight week.
News
Weekly COVID-19 cases in children dropped 22%
One week after hitting a record high, the trend in new cases appears to return to a gradual decline.
Practice Management
Pediatric HM highlights from the 2020 State of Hospital Medicine Report
After COVID-19, hospital revenues took an even greater downturn, affecting many hospital-based pediatric programs.
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,