Pediatrics
Feature
Managing children’s fear, anxiety in the age of COVID-19
Provide children with honest and accurate information geared to their age and developmental level.
Opinion
Is there empathy erosion?
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity declines again but remains high
Number of deaths in children at this point in the season is the highest seen since the 2009 pandemic.
From the Journals
Intervention improves antibiotics use in UTIs
To promote judicious antibiotic use, researchers designed an intervention including the development of new local UTI guidelines and a live, case-...
Conference Coverage
Meta-analysis highlights safety concerns with interleukin inhibition
MAUI, HAWAII – Increased risks seen for serious infections, cancer, and opportunistic infections.
Latest News
Antibiotic resistance rises among pneumococcus strains in kids
Evolution is at work in the emergence of vaccine-resistance serotypes not included in the PCV-13 vaccine.
News from the FDA/CDC
Children bearing the brunt of declining flu activity
CDC invokes the 2009 pandemic when referring to the latest data on pediatric deaths and hospitalizations.
News from the FDA/CDC
Drop in flu activity suggests season may have peaked
From the Journals
Infection with 2019 novel coronavirus extends to infants
Nine infants with at least one infected family member have tested positive for the 2019 novel coronavirus.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu increases activity but not its severity
A very red map now has 41 states at the highest level of influenza activity.
News from the FDA/CDC
Flu activity increases for third straight week
One important indicator – outpatient visits – is headed into uncharted territory.