pediatrics
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Covid-19
As Omicron Surges, Effort to Vaccinate Young Children StallsPediatricians say the slow pace and geographic disparities are alarming, especially against the backdrop of record numbers of cases and...
Nursing
American Nurses Association Supports the COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Recommendation for Children Ages 12-15Children in that age group can receive the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster five months after getting their second dose.
Innovation
Children's Mercy Uses Big Data, Digital Innovation to Improve Diabetes CareThe Kansas City health system has launched an innovative alliance that uses predictive analytics and digital technology to create new...
Innovation
'Shogo' Gives Pediatric Patients a New Way to Get AroundHonda and Children's Health of Orange County have partnered to create a customized electric vehicle that can transport the hospital's...
Covid-19
No Extra Resources for Children Orphaned by CovidNo concerted government effort exists to help the estimated 140,000 children who have lost a parent to COVID-19.
Covid-19
Schools, Pediatricians Look to Make Up Lost Ground on Non-Covid VaccinationsRoutine immunizations protect children against 16 infectious diseases, including measles, diphtheria, and chickenpox, and inhibit transmission to the community; the...
Finance
One Major Reason the U.S. Hasn't Stopped Syphilis From Killing BabiesIn reporting on the rising number of newborns needlessly dying of syphilis, ProPublica reporter Caroline Chen identified a contributing factor:...
Payer
St. Jude Hoards Billions While Many of Its Families Drain Their SavingsSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital promises not to bill families. But the cost of having a child at the hospital...
Payer
Hormone Blocker Sticker Shock — Again — As Patients Lose Cheaper Drug OptionThere are two nearly identical drugs made by Endo Pharmaceuticals, both containing 50 milligrams of the hormone blocker histrelin. One...
Covid-19
Montana's Governor Nixed a Kids' Vaccine Campaign, So Health Officials Plan Their OwnThe lack of public messaging could contribute to Montana's continuing lag in vaccination rates and high ranking in COVID cases,...
Strategy
High Court Hears Cases on Novel Texas Law, but Outcome May Not Affect Abortion AccessSupporters of the law have said it was specifically designed to prevent federal courts from blocking the law since no...
Strategy
Babies Are Dying of Syphilis. It's 100% Preventable.The United States' inability to curb a treatable sexually transmitted disease shows the failures of a cash-strapped public health system....