Pediatrics (all articles)
WHO: Countries Failing to Stop Harmful Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
28 May, 2020 | 09:38h | UTCOriginal Report: Marketing of breast milk substitutes: national implementation of the international code, status report 2020 – World Health Organization
Study Shows Abnormalities in Placentas from COVID-19-positive Pregnant Women
26 May, 2020 | 10:00h | UTCPlacental Pathology in COVID-19 – American Journal of Clinical Pathology
Commentaries: Placentas from COVID-19-positive pregnant women show injury – Northwestern University AND Expert reaction to study looking at placentas from COVID19-positive pregnant women – Science Media Centre AND Covid-19 appears to attack placenta during pregnancy, study says – CNN AND Placenta Injury Observed in Pregnant Women Who Test Positive For Coronavirus – Forbes
SARS-CoV-2 in Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Summary of Current Guidelines
26 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTC
Perspective: The World May Be Overestimating the Power of Vaccines
25 May, 2020 | 01:55h | UTCThe world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power – STAT
[Preprint] Meta-Analysis: Susceptibility to and Transmission of COVID-19 Amongst Children and Adolescents Compared with Adults
25 May, 2020 | 01:52h | UTCCommentaries: Children appear half as likely to catch COVID-19 as adults – London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine AND Expert reaction to systematic review preprint looking at susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection in children and adolescents compared with adults – Science Media Centre
WHO: At Least 80 million Children Under One at Risk of Diseases Such as Diphtheria, Measles and Polio as COVID-19 Disrupts Routine Vaccination Efforts
25 May, 2020 | 01:34h | UTCCommentaries: WHO warns millions of children at risk as Covid-19 pandemic disrupts routine vaccinations – STAT AND Polio and Measles Could Surge After Disruption of Vaccine Programs – The New York Times
Updated CDC School Reopening Guidelines
25 May, 2020 | 01:38h | UTCCDC School Reopening Guidelines – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Commentaries: Everyone Needs To Stop Freaking Out About CDC School Reopening Guidelines – Forbes AND What the CDC guidelines for reopening schools recommend, including mask wearing and closing playgrounds – Business Insider
Study: Lower Nasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children May Help Explain why COVID-19 is Less Prevalent in Children
22 May, 2020 | 04:39h | UTCNasal Gene Expression of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme 2 in Children and Adults – JAMA
Editorial: Nasal ACE2 Levels and COVID-19 in Children
COVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management
21 May, 2020 | 09:19h | UTCCOVID-19 in Children: Clinical Approach and Management – The Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Related Systematic Reviews: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents (study and commentaries) AND SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19): What do we know about children? A systematic review – Clinical Infectious Diseases
Systematic Review: Safety and Adverse Effects of 80 Antidepressants, Antipsychotics, Anti‐attention‐deficit/hyperactivity Medications and Mood Stabilizers in Children and Adolescents
21 May, 2020 | 09:10h | UTC
Caring for Critically Ill Adults With Coronavirus Disease 2019 in a PICU
20 May, 2020 | 09:46h | UTCRelated: Repurposing a Pediatric ICU for Adults – New England Journal of Medicine
Covid-19 Case Series: Acute Heart Failure in Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
19 May, 2020 | 04:37h | UTCRelated Case Report: Cardiac dysfunction and thrombocytopenia-associated multiple organ failure inflammation phenotype in a severe paediatric case of COVID-19 – The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
Related Commentary on Twitter
3 reports of #COVID in children and adolescents today:
35 kids w/ multi-organ inflammatory syndrome and heart failure https://t.co/0gMMS7Kgdm
3 kids w/ skin presentations @TheLancetInfDis https://t.co/WwafDSMA8p
Adolescent like top above @LancetChildAdol https://t.co/AbSkLbN6On pic.twitter.com/vsfpNT173A— Eric Topol (@EricTopol) May 18, 2020
Decline in Child Vaccination Coverage During the COVID-19 Pandemic
19 May, 2020 | 04:26h | UTCCommentaries: More evidence US childhood vaccinations are dropping amid coronavirus pandemic – CNN AND Michigan reports a sharp drop in child vaccinations after the CDC warned missed shots could lead to a measles resurgence across the US – Business Insider
WHO Scientific Brief: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children and Adolescents with COVID-19
18 May, 2020 | 02:18h | UTCNews Release: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children and adolescents temporally related to COVID-19
Related: Covid-19: Cases of inflammatory syndrome in children surge after urgent alert – The BMJ AND Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
Description of an Outbreak of Severe Kawasaki-like Disease at the Italian Epicenter of the SARS-CoV-2 Epidemic
15 May, 2020 | 03:53h | UTCCommentaries: Kawasaki-like disease: emerging complication during the COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet AND Kawasaki-like COVID-19 complication found in Italian kids – CIDRAP AND What we know about the new Covid-19-linked illness in children – Vox AND Coronavirus: Children affected by rare Kawasaki-like disease – BBC
Related: Case Series: Hyperinflammatory Shock in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
Cochrane Library Review of Guidelines for Key Questions Relating to the Care of Pregnant Women and Their Babies
15 May, 2020 | 03:46h | UTC
Viewpoint: School Closure During the COVID-19 Pandemic
15 May, 2020 | 03:30h | UTCEditorial: School Reopening—The Pandemic Issue That Is Not Getting Its Due – JAMA Pediatrics
Related: Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery (resources on the subject) AND Considerations for school-related public health measures in the context of COVID-19 – World Health Organization
Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Maternal and Child Mortality in Low-income and Middle-income Countries
14 May, 2020 | 10:02h | UTCCommentaries: As COVID-19 devastates already fragile health systems, over 6,000 additional children under five could die a day, without urgent action – UNICEF AND Unicef: 6,000 children could die every day due to impact of coronavirus – The Guardian
Related Commentary on Twitter
NEW Modelling: Estimates of indirect effects of #COVID19 pandemic on child and maternal health in low & middle income countries show increase in child & maternal deaths will be devastating if healthcare is disrupted & access to food decreases https://t.co/Lt0yuYgAxv @JohnsHopkins pic.twitter.com/AjnaL6onzO
— The Lancet Global Health (@LancetGH) May 13, 2020
Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) and Children
14 May, 2020 | 02:33h | UTCRelated Systematic Review: SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children and Adolescents (study and commentaries)
Updated WHO Guidance: Considerations for School-related Public Health Measures in the Context of COVID-19
13 May, 2020 | 01:57h | UTCRelated: Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery (resources on the subject)
Characteristics and Outcomes of Children with COVID-19 Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Units
12 May, 2020 | 03:36h | UTCCommentaries: A study of 48 children in intensive care with the coronavirus found 18 needed ventilators. Most had underlying conditions – Business Insider AND Study Offers Details of U.S. Children Severely Sickened by Coronavirus – The New York Times
Case Series: Hyperinflammatory Shock in Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
7 May, 2020 | 09:21h | UTCHyperinflammatory shock in children during COVID-19 pandemic – The Lancet
Commentaries: Researchers report “unprecedented cluster” of inflammatory problems in children amid pandemic – CNN AND Expert reaction to report on 8 children with hyperinflammatory shock during the COVID-19 pandemic – Science Media Centre AND Mysterious inflammatory syndrome in children potentially linked to COVID-19 reported in Montreal – National Post AND A New Coronavirus Threat to Children – The New York Times AND What to Know About Kawasaki Disease, the Pediatric Inflammatory Condition Possibly Linked to COVID-19 – TIME AND Kawasaki Disease—The Latest Weird Illness From Coronavirus – Forbes
Reducing Risks from Coronavirus Transmission in the Home—The Role of Viral Load
7 May, 2020 | 09:01h | UTCReducing risks from coronavirus transmission in the home—the role of viral load – The BMJ
Commentaries: Can we do more to protect people at home when a family member has coronavirus? – University of Bristol AND Coronavirus: Exposure to higher ‘viral load’ when infected could make victims more severely ill – Yahoo News
Should Schools Reopen? Kids’ Role in Pandemic Still a Mystery
6 May, 2020 | 03:50h | UTCShould schools reopen? Kids’ role in pandemic still a mystery – Science
Related: Did Closing Schools Actually Help? – The New York Times AND New Studies Add to Evidence that Children May Transmit the Coronavirus – The New York Times AND When Should Schools Reopen? – Center for Global Development AND Systematic Review: School Closure During Coronavirus Outbreaks AND Children are not COVID-19 super spreaders: time to go back to school – Archives of Disease in Childhood
COVID-19: AMA Step-by-step Guide for Physicians Planning to Reopen Medical Practices
6 May, 2020 | 04:00h | UTCCOVID-19: A physician practice guide to reopening – American Medical Association
News Release: AMA launches physician guide for reopening medical practices