Pediatrics
Conference Coverage
When should students resume sports after a COVID-19 diagnosis?
News from the FDA/CDC
Teen vaping in the time of COVID-19
occurred...
From the Journals
Fourteen-day sports hiatus recommended for children after COVID-19
Children with moderate symptoms should have an electrocardiogram before returning to sports.
Commentary
Access to care: A nurse practitioner’s plea
COVID-19 hospital policies are resulting in detrimental access-to-care issues.
Opinion
Learning about “No”
Conference Coverage
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy ‘somewhat understandable,’ expert says
Dr. Offit predicts a vaccine may be able to be 75%-80% effective at preventing mild to moderate disease.
Commentary
COVID-19 and the superspreaders: Teens
Director of adolescent medicine at Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Margaret Thew shares her experience with teen behavior regarding COVID-19....
Conference Coverage
Pediatric fractures shift during pandemic
From the Journals
Minorities bear brunt of pediatric COVID-19 cases
COVID-19 infection rates were significantly higher in children in lowest three quartiles of median family income.
From the Journals
COVID-19 may discourage pediatric flu vaccination
Approximately one-third of parents whose children received no flu vaccine last year said the pandemic made them less likely to vaccinate their...
From the Journals
Children’s share of new COVID-19 cases is on the rise
“Unclear how much of the increase in child cases is due to increased testing capacity,” AAP says.