Pediatrics
Dx Across the Skin Color Spectrum
Atopic dermatitis
People of African descent have the highest atopic dermatitis prevalence and severity. This fact sheet outlines key clinical features in people
Applied Evidence
Getting hypertension under control in the youngest of patients
After confirmation of the diagnosis, follow up with recommendations for lifestyle adjustment and, in certain clinical situations, pursue medical...
Conference Coverage
Prediction rule identifies low infection risk in febrile infants
Study validates clinical prediction rule derived by the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network.
Feature
As new cases fall, U.S. passes 4 million children with COVID-19
CDC data suggest that vaccination has already slowed among children aged 12-15 years.
Latest News
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...
Pediatric Dermatology Consult
An otherwise healthy 1-month-old female presents with lesions on the face, scalp, and chest
A 1-month-old female infant presented to the dermatology clinic with a 3-week history of recurrent skin lesions on the scalp, face, and chest.
News
FDA: More metformin extended-release tablets recalled
Opinion
Screaming for screens: Digital well-being in the 2020s
The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized what was already getting louder: Screen life is becoming a ubiquitous, increasing, and normative function of...
Opinion
Is your patient having an existential crisis?
COVID-19 has reduced or blocked access to old and new friends and the ability to fulfill Erickson’s stages of “mastery” and “productivity.”
News
Infections in infants: An update
Among newer tests developed, a negative procalcitonin has the highest negative predictive value.
From the Journals
More evidence links COVID vaccines to rare cases of myocarditis in youth
The side effect seems to be more common in teen boys and young men than in older adults and women.