Pediatrics
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Zika virus syndrome may adversely affect children normocephalic at birth
Commentary
Provide support in uncertain times
Listen to children’s or teens’ concerns and share information in developmentally appropriate ways. It is okay to not have all of the answers.
Commentary
COVID-19: A primary care perspective
Continued education, cooperation, and adaptation will be needed in the months ahead.
Commentary
The public’s trust in science
We still can’t reliably say how much protection a cloth mask provides.
From the Journals
Infants around the world with bronchiolitis received excess tests despite guidelines
While antibiotic use was relatively rare in this global cohort, chest x-rays, blood tests, and other nonrecommended interventions were common.
From the Journals
Children rarely transmit SARS-CoV-2 within households
Most children with COVID-19 disease are infected inside family groups, but are not the initial transmitters.
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Diagnostic criteria may miss some MIS-C cases, experts say
“There is concern that children meeting current diagnostic criteria for MIS-C are the ‘tip of the iceberg,’ and a bigger problem may be lurking...
Conference Coverage
ACIP approves flu vaccine recommendations for 2020-2021
Next season’s vaccination options include new high-dose quadrivalent vaccines for seniors.
Guidelines
ACR issues guidances for MIS-C and pediatric rheumatic disease during pandemic
The ACR appears to be the first medical organization to review all the most current evidence to issue interim guidance with the expectations that...
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Experts publish imaging recommendations for pediatric COVID-19
The review also included useful