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Updated USPSTF HBV screening recommendation may be a ‘lost opportunity’
January 12, 2021
The recommendation defines risk groups more narrowly than the CDC, AASLD, and some research suggests risk-based screening is ineffective for chronic conditions.
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Cloth masks provide inferior protection vs. medical masks, suggests evidence review
January 12, 2021
If cloth masks are used during PPE shortages, pairing them with plastic face shields may offer additional protection.
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No increase seen in children’s cumulative COVID-19 burden
January 6, 2021
New cases were down for the last week of 2020, American Academy of Pediatrics and Children’s Hospital Association report.
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New pediatric cases down as U.S. tops 2 million children with COVID-19
December 30, 2020
Drop in weekly pediatric cases was the second since the beginning of December.
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Latest rise in child COVID-19 cases is relatively small
December 22, 2020
Total number of U.S. cases reported in children is now over 1.8 million.
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Strategies for tracking SARS-CoV-2 could help detect next pandemic
December 22, 2020
One study evaluating blood donations found antibodies on the West Coast as early as Dec. 13, 2019.
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The top pediatric articles of 2019
December 22, 2020
The ten articles that had the most impact on pediatric hospital medicine, as presented at HM20 Virtual.
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Contact tracing in hospitals falls off as COVID-19 cases rise
December 18, 2020
Ad hoc approaches to contact tracing are likely to be short-lived.
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COVID-19 vaccines: Safe for immunocompromised patients?
December 17, 2020
Data are limited thus far, and the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccines in immunocompromised patients remain unknown.
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Coronavirus has infected over 2% of U.S. children
December 15, 2020
AAP president: “In many areas, our health care system is terribly overburdened. The vaccine will not solve this overnight.”
