Pediatrics
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U.S. News releases Best Children’s Hospitals list, with changes
“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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FDA: More metformin extended-release tablets recalled
Feature
Improving emergency care for children living outside of urban areas
Pediatric emergency care coordinators, telemedicine, and a regionalization of pediatric-trained EM physicians are among potential solutions.
News from the FDA/CDC
CDC director cites rise in hospitalizations in urging teen vaccinations
“Among hospitalized adolescents, nearly one-third required intensive care unit admission.”
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CDC recommends use of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds
ACIP voted 14-0 in favor of the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine in younger teens.
From the Journals
Most kids with type 1 diabetes and COVID-19 in U.S. fared well
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Children’s share of COVID-19 burden has never been higher
The number of new cases in the United States has gone up in 4 of the last 5 weeks.
From the Journals
Hospitalization not rare for children with COVID, study says
“Although most children with COVID-19 experience mild illness, some children develop serious illness that leads to hospitalization.”
From the Journals
Data about COVID-19-related skin manifestations in children continue to emerge
Of 50 hospitalized children infected with COVID-19, 18 (36%) fulfilled criteria for Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children.
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COVID-19 in children: New cases on the rise again
Latest trend is starting to look like the beginning of the next surge.
From the Journals
Nonfatal opioid overdose rises in teen girls
Data suggest a need for tailored prevention strategies to target opioid overdose risk factors based on age and sex.