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Managing simple febrile seizures without lumbar puncture safe: 15-year study
Researchers studied evaluation and management before and after AAP’s 2011 simple febrile seizure guidelines and found that limiting diagnostic...
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Pandemic exacerbates primary care practices’ financial struggles
Clinicians worry their practices will no longer be able to support telemedicine if prepandemic payment regulations are restored.
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Pediatric organizations declare national emergency in mental health
The pandemic has overwhelmed already-strained systems. Suicide attempts and anxiety are increasing sharply and outpatient waiting lists are months...
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Even one vaccinated member can cut family’s COVID risk
Study findings may be particularly welcome in regions of the world where vaccination rates are very low, according to investigators.
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HEPA filters may clean SARS-CoV-2 from the air: Study
"Airborne SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the ward on all five days before activation of air/UV filtration, but on none of the five days when the air/...
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Cold viruses thrived in kids as other viruses faded in 2020
"Reasoning for rhinovirus and enterovirus circulation is unknown but may be attributed to a number of factors, such as different transmission...
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Oteseconazole promising for recurrent yeast infections
Oteseconazole was superior to fluconazole/placebo in the proportion of subjects with at least one culture-verified acute vulvovaginal candidiasis...
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Medical boards: Docs who spread COVID misinformation put license at risk
“Spreading misinformation or falsehoods to the public during a time of a public health emergency goes against everything our Boards and our...
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Another COVID-19 patient to get ivermectin after court order
Dr. Wagshul accused the CDC and FDA of engaging in a “conspiracy” to prevent ivermectin’s use.