Article
Pediatric Catatonia’s Medical Turn: Increasing Incidence and Intensifying Treatment
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Has the incidence, etiology, evaluation, and management of pediatric catatonia changed over time, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic? BACKGROUND: Pediatric catatonia is a...
Article
Nirsevimab Effectively Reduces RSV Infection and Hospitalizations
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How effective is nirsevimab at preventing respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) lower respiratory tract disease (LRTD), hospitalizations related to RSV, and any RSV...
Article
Limited Diagnostic Yield from Specialty Consultation and Testing Following BRUE
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among infants who experience brief resolved unexplained events (BRUE) (irrespective of their American Academy of Pediatrics risk stratification), how often do specialty...
Article
Less May Be More: Rethinking Antibiotic Use in Tracheostomized Children
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: Among hospitalized children with tracheostomies who develop respiratory symptoms (tracheobronchitis and nonspecific respiratory episodes), what is the pattern of antibiotic use,...
Article
A Quality Improvement Initiative Significantly Improves Critical-Care Billing on a Pediatric Hospital Medicine Service
January 5, 2026
CLINICAL QUESTION: How can pediatric hospitalists improve critical-care billing and documentation for hospitalized pediatric patients? BACKGROUND: Appropriate billing significantly impacts hospital...
To Treat or Not to Treat? Mycoplasma and Its Controversies
November 5, 2025
PHM 2025 Session Recap In a unique session at PHM 2025, an intensivist, a hospitalist, and two infectious disease specialists provided an update on Mycoplasma pneumoniae from the lens of their...
Article
Lessons from the Courtroom: PHM Malpractice Cases
November 5, 2025
PHM 2025 Session Recap One of the most terrifying and potentially career-altering experiences in medicine is being named in a malpractice lawsuit. Although many deep-seated emotions exist in this...
Article
Learning to Lead: Optimizing Trainee Autonomy After ACGME Updates
November 5, 2025
PHM 2025 Session Recap Improving resident autonomy on inpatient wards remains a hot topic across the country. In particular, the recent Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)...
Article
Umm, Dr. Dancel, We Don’t Do That Anymore… Part 4
November 5, 2025
PHM 2025 Session Recap Presenters (Jen Fuchs, MD, Emilee Lewis, MD, Steve Weinberg, MD, Kevin Weinberger, DO, and Eric Zwemer, MD, MEHP) from this year’s “Umm Dr. Dancel…” escorted us...
Article
Finding the Magic: Reflections from PHM 2025
November 3, 2025
This year, the Pediatric Hospital Medicine conference opened with a simple challenge: “Find the magic.” After four days in Anaheim, Calif., watching more than 1,100 pediatric hospitalists share...