Pediatrics
From the Journals
Obesity, hypoxia predict severity in children with COVID-19
Race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status were not significant predictors of serious illness.
Conference Coverage
Expanded indications likely for apremilast
“My prediction is apremilast will have efficacy in children and teenagers comparable to what it has in adults.”
Feature
COVID-19 cases in children continue to set records
More than 1.18 million U.S. children have been infected by the coronavirus since the beginning of the pandemic.
Commentary
Should our patients really go home for the holidays?
Risks to warn patients of include high-risk status, risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and how to mitigate it, and mode of transportation.
Conference Coverage
JIA guideline calls for earlier use of targeted therapies
Patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis can benefit from earlier introduction of biologic DMARDs, an expert consensus panel said.
Feature
United States adds nearly 74,000 more children with COVID-19
New weekly high in pediatric cases seen for the second consecutive week.
Conference Coverage
Food insecurity called urgent issue you must address
One in three Black children and one in four Latino children are experiencing food insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Conference Coverage
Higher cardiovascular risks in Kawasaki disease persist 10-plus years
Researchers evaluated the incidence of myocardial infarction, stroke, death, and more in a follow-up study of Kawasaki disease survivors, compared...
Conference Coverage
Methotrexate users need tuberculosis tests in high-TB areas
Those taking corticosteroids or other immunosuppressants are at particularly high risk, a systematic review of literature finds.
News
COVID-19: U.S. sets new weekly high in children
“Heightened wave of infections” brings nearly 200,000 more child cases in October.
From the Journals
Chinese American families suffer discrimination related to COVID-19
In a sample of Chinese American parents and children, reports of racial discrimination during the pandemic were common.