Pediatrics
News
U.S. tops 500,000 COVID-19 cases in children
Milestone provides “a chilling reminder of why we need to take this virus seriously,” said the AAP president.
News
MIS-C cardiac evaluation requires more than EF
Practice Management
PHM20 Virtual: Impact of racism in medicine
The field of pediatric hospital medicine must recognize the role that race plays in propagating inequalities.
News
Asymptomatic children may transmit COVID-19 in communities
A South Korean case series of 91 children with COVID-19 identified detectable viral RNA for approximately 2 weeks’ duration.
News
Latest report adds almost 44,000 child COVID-19 cases in 1 week
Proportion of child cases highest in Wyoming, according to American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association.
News
Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections in kids tied to local rates
It is unclear how many children remain asymptomatic in comparison with those who were in a presymptomatic phase at the time of testing.
Perspectives
Being a pediatric hospitalist during the COVID-19 pandemic
These times are unsettling for the pediatric hospitalist community.
News
As COVID-19 cases increase in children, deaths remain low
Tennessee passed Arizona this week and now has the highest rate of cumulative cases.
Clinical
PHM20 Virtual: Can’t miss heart disease for hospitalists
Congenital heart disease often presents with either cyanosis, hypoperfusion, failure to thrive, or respiratory distress.
News
COVID-19 child case count now over 400,000
For the first time, the percentage of cases in children did not increase from 1 week to the next.