The National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) has completed a year-long process to evaluate the pediatric subspecialty workforce and develop recommendations moving forward. The Pediatric Subspecialty Workforce and…
I don’t think I can overstate how much I love watching The West Wing. I’m typically a fan of Aaron Sorkin’s work (A Few Good Men, The American President, Newsroom,…
Healio covers a study on antibiotic waste conducted on Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Over a two-year span (2020-2021), the three-hospital system of more than 600 beds found it incurred costs…
Medpage Today reports on a recent CDC recommendation for healthcare providers to consider malaria in diagnosis of patients with unexplained fever. This was in response to eight cases of locally…
Scott James, MD, FPIDS, is Associate Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). He has served as the UAB…
Medscape reports the incidence of long COVID may more often cause one to think of adults and seniors, however, new research is shining the light on its affects in children….
The Washington Post has a story on artificial intelligence and its perceived transformational promise in healthcare. The article features anecdotes from Mount Sinai hospital, one of a number of hospitals…
Matthew ‘Boots’ Kronman, MD, MSCE, FPIDS, is Professor of Pediatric Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington, where he serves as the Fellowship Program Director and Co-Director of Fellows College….
The world’s largest organization of professionals dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases affecting children, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, honors 24 distinguished physicians and scientists from…
I ran across the following quote that, for me, warrants sharing. “In a single day, we can take in more information and ideas than was ever possible, yet at the…
Medpage Today reports on the unanimous ACIP vote in favor of nirsevimab for protecting infants at risk of respiratory syncytial virus. The advisory committee recommended that all infants younger than…
In a study covered by Healio, experts in the United Kingdom identified epidemiologic nuances in children with COVID-19. The study covered the first two years of the pandemic and found…
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