Pediatrics
Opinion
Resources for LGBTQ youth during challenging times
This is a time to “support our LGBTQ young people in finding creative responses.” – Heather Newby, LCSW
From the Journals
Preschoolers with higher BMI have elevated risk for fracture
Early interventions to treat obesity in young children could prevent fractures later in childhood.
Commentary
COVID-19 pandemic brings unexpected pediatric consequences
Opinion
‘The kids will be all right,’ won’t they?
From a social standpoint, pediatric patients’ lives have been turned upside down.
News from the FDA/CDC
Many children with COVID-19 don’t have cough or fever
The characteristic COVID-19 symptoms are not as common in pediatric patients, compared with adults.
From the Journals
AAP issues guidance on managing infants born to mothers with COVID-19
Infants born to mothers with COVID-19 should be tested for the virus at 24 hours and, if still in the birth facility, at 48 hours after birth.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity down from its third peak of the season, COVID-19 still a factor
Feature
Advice from the front lines: How cancer centers can cope with COVID-19
The medical director of the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance offers advice for cancer centers dealing with COVID-19.
From the Journals
No staff COVID-19 diagnoses after plan at Chinese cancer center
Conference Coverage
Liraglutide gives adolescents with obesity an edge in managing weight loss
However, the rate of gastrointestinal effects in the liraglutide group was double that in the placebo group.
Feature
Maintaining cancer care in the face of COVID-19
Oncologists are moving cancer patients to other hospitals, reevaluating the need for cancer treatments, and embracing telemedicine to protect...