Pediatrics
Opinion
Waiting for the under-5 COVID-19 vaccine
This may be yet another instance of when the crafty COVID-19 has moved with a pace that will make an under–age-5 vaccine of relatively little...
News
Food insecurity linked to metabolic syndrome in Hispanic/Latino youth
Youth in the lowest food security category had significantly lower HDL-C compared with youth with high food security.
News
Children and COVID: Decline in new cases reaches 7th week
Study shows that the COVID-19 vaccine is effective against the Omicron variant.
News
Cat ownership in childhood linked ‘conditionally’ to psychosis in adult males
The suspected culprit is not the cat itself but rather exposure to Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite sometimes found in cat feces.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: Weekly cases at lowest level since August
Florida’s surgeon general drops a bomb on vaccination.
Commentary
GI involvement may signal risk for MIS-C after COVID
Not only is the gastrointestinal tract a potential portal of entry of the virus but it may well be the site of mediation of both local and remote...
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases down to pre-Omicron level
New admissions are down by 75% since mid-January; declines in ED visits are even greater.
News
New MIS-C guidance addresses diagnostic challenges, cardiac care
New updates in this third version of the American College of Rheumatology’s guidance include a recommendation for dual therapy with IVIg and...
News
AAP approves CDC’s child/adolescent vax schedule for 2022
A new vaccine has been added to the schedule.
News from the FDA/CDC
Babies better protected from COVID if mother vaccinated during pregnancy: study