Pediatrics
Feature
Children and COVID: New cases soar to near-record level
Vaccine initiations were down for the second consecutive week, but COVID-related deaths showed a big increase.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children and COVID: New cases rise to winter levels
Since late June, weekly infections in children have increased by almost 1,400%.
Latest News
U.S. reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations of children
The U.S. now has an average of about 129,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, Reuters reported, which has doubled in about 2 weeks. The number of...
News from the FDA/CDC
Surge of new child COVID cases continues for 6th consecutive week
Upward trend in vaccine initiation is now in its 4th week among 12- to 15-year-olds.
Feature
How heat kills: Deadly weather ‘cooking’ people from within
Heatstroke not only affects people with risk factors but also young people in their 20s with muscle breakdown markers through the roof, as well as...
News from the FDA/CDC
Increases in new COVID cases among children far outpace vaccinations
Almost 8 months into their vaccination odyssey, children aged 16-17 years just passed an important milestone.
From the Journals
‘Shocking’ early complications from teen-onset type 2 diabetes
Almost two-thirds of study participants had at least one diabetes complication in young adulthood, around 15 years after diagnosis. A handful died...
Conference Coverage
Expert proposes rethinking the classification of SJS/TEN
“After leaving the hospital, people with SJS or people with TEN need to have ongoing care, consultation, and explanation so they and their...
Commentary
The febrile infant: New AAP guidance for the first 2 months of life
The recommendations were derived from interpretations of sequential studies in young, febrile, but well-appearing infants.
From the Journals
U.S., international MIS-C studies yield disparate results
The two real-world observational studies were published online in The New England Journal of Medicine.
News
The most important meal of the day, with extra zinc
Plus, livers live the hop life and babies get scared by their microbiomes.