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Dysphonia, dysphagia common in COVID-related pediatric multisystem inflammation
Dysphonia, dysphagia and anosmia/hyposmia were the most common otolaryngologic manifestations among a small cohort of children with pediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome temporally associated with COVID-19, according to data.
Stewardship in the pediatrician’s office: Antibiotic use for acute sinusitis
Acute sinusitis is inflammation of mucosa lining of one or more paranasal sinuses. In children, most cases begin as a viral infection that extends from nasal mucosa (rhinitis) onto the mucosal lining of paranasal sinuses (sinusitis).
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Virtual Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will focus heavily on COVID-19
The 33-year-old Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will be held virtually for the first time on Nov. 21 and 22.
IDC New York shifts to virtual format for 2020
The Infectious Diseases in Children Symposium will shift from an in-person to a virtual format for 2020, organizer Healio LIVE announced.
Should telehealth appointments cost the same as in-person visits?
Practicing pediatricians have been using telehealth technology to communicate with patients who are not able to physically visit offices because of social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. Infectious Diseases in Children asked Editorial Board Member Eugene Shapiro, MD, professor of pediatrics and epidemiology at Yale School of Medicine, if patients should pay the same amount for a telehealth visit as they would for an in-person visit.
Boston Children’s Hospital ranked No. 1 for seventh consecutive year
Boston Children’s Hospital, once again, has claimed the top spot in U.S. News & World Report’s annual rankings for Best Children’s Hospital.
Stewardship in the pediatrician’s office: Diagnostic certainty in acute otitis media
Diagnoses of acute otitis media or suppurative middle ear infection relies chiefly on examination findings of the tympanic membrane. In 2013, the AAP revised its initial 2004 guidelines to include stringent diagnostic criteria and emphasized the need for accurate diagnosis of AOM and otitis media with effusion.
AAP asks HHS for relief funds to help pediatricians stay open
In a letter, AAP President Sara H. Goza, MD, FAAP, asked HHS for “immediate, direct financial relief payments” for pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists “to keep practices open, pay staff, and procure needed supplies.”
Top 10 most-read Infectious Diseases in Children stories of 2019
To kick off the new year, IDC has assembled a list of the 10 most-read stories of 2019. Please follow the links to access the full stories.
FDA approves ear tube delivery system that uses local anesthesia
The FDA approved a new delivery system for tympanostomy tubes for the treatment of otitis media that does not require general anesthesia.
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