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U.S., international MIS-C studies yield disparate results
June 18, 2021
The two real-world observational studies were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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More obese, diabetic, chronically ill kids hospitalized with COVID-19
June 16, 2021
Children with diabetes, obesity, and cardiac and circulatory congenital anomalies were more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and to be severely ill while hospitalized, a new study finds.
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As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
June 15, 2021
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.
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U.S. News releases Best Children’s Hospitals list, with changes
June 15, 2021
“These rankings can provide an opportunity for some benchmarking, to see what other institutions are doing and how they’re able to deliver care.”
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Infections in infants: An update
June 14, 2021
Among newer tests developed, a negative procalcitonin has the highest negative predictive value.
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CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
June 8, 2021
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
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Improving racial and gender equity in pediatric HM programs
June 8, 2021
Be wary of conscious biases and the mental burden placed unfairly on underrepresented minorities in your institution.
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A primer on COVID-19 in hospitalized children
June 7, 2021
Once hospitalized with COVID-19, the ICU admission rates for children have been similar to those in adults.
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Child suicides drive Colorado hospital to declare state of emergency
June 4, 2021
"I've been in pediatrics for two decades and have never seen anything like this before," said Dr. David Brumbaugh.
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Mortality trends in childhood after infant bacterial meningitis
June 3, 2021
Pneumococcal bacteria were associated with the highest mortality.
