Cardiology
Letters from Maine
Childhood cardiovascular risks and longevity
The two individual risk factors in childhood that appear to be the most potent in adulthood, obesity and smoking, are also the most frustrating...
Conference Coverage
The latest on COVID-19 and the heart in children
Cardiac injury caused by acute COVID-19 appears rare, but the risk is clearly associated with male sex and adolescent age.
From the Journals
Path to parenthood in cardiology training fraught with obstacles
An international survey found significant variation in parental leave policies, including scant time off for trainees in the U.S. and Asia versus...
Guidelines
Myositis guidelines aim to standardize adult and pediatric care
These are the first guidelines on how to manage adult and pediatric patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM).
Feature
ED staff speak out about workplace violence, ask for mitigation
How much is workplace violence contributing to the great resignation in health care and what might be done to make clinicians feel more supported...
Feature
Medical education programs tell how climate change affects health
Medical schools are educating the next generation of doctors on one of the most widespread, insidious health threats of our time.
Latest News
‘Critical window’ to intervene for weight issues in early childhood
“Detection needs to start as early as age 2-5 years because if you wait just a few years longer these children will show early signs of disease...
Latest News
Experts show how to reduce school-related sedentary behavior
“These recommendations will be useful in supporting the physical and mental health, well-being, and academic success of school-age children and...
From the Journals
Myocarditis higher with Moderna COVID vax in young men
Increased risk for myocarditis was seen with both mRNA vaccines in young men, and for the first time suggested a higher risk from vaccination than...
Latest News
COVID-19 cardiovascular complications in children: AHA statement
The statement details what has been learned about how to treat, manage, and prevent cardiovascular complications associated with COVID-19 in...
From the Journals
Study: Physical fitness in children linked with concentration, quality of life
VO2max scores were strongly associated with health-related quality of life.