US Education Secretary Backs Mandatory Vaccine for Kids in School US Education Secretary Backs Mandatory Vaccine for Kids in School
' Not only do I support it, but I ' m encouraging states to come up with a plan to make sure it happens, ' Education Secretary Miguel Cardona told Politico on Thursday as he toured schools in the Midwest.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 24, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
A Daily Pill to Treat COVID? A Daily Pill to Treat COVID?
At least three promising antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are being tested in clinical trials, with results expected as soon as late fall or winter.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 24, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
I Got a'Mild' Breakthrough Case. Here's What I Wish I'd Known I Got a'Mild' Breakthrough Case. Here's What I Wish I'd Known
I was miserable for 5 days, am fully recovered a month later, and have learned even more about what we do and don ' t know about COVID now.Kaiser Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 20, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Poorer Teens Are More Likely to Have Lingering'Lazy Eye'Poorer Teens Are More Likely to Have Lingering'Lazy Eye '
Researchers linked lower socioeconomic status and cognitive scores to higher rates of amblyopia, a condition that can become permanent if not treated early in childhood.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 17, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
US Gymnasts Testify About Sexual Abuse by Larry Nassar US Gymnasts Testify About Sexual Abuse by Larry Nassar
They expressed frustration while recounting traumatic and graphic details during a Senate hearing on the FBI ' s mishandling of the investigation into former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar ' s actions.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 17, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine Safety Concerns Up 80% From 2015 to 2018 HPV Vaccine Safety Concerns Up 80% From 2015 to 2018
But adverse events after HPV vaccination actually decreased during the same period, researchers found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 17, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
What I Learned From My Kids During the Pandemic What I Learned From My Kids During the Pandemic
The best teachers in life often do not have a college degree and still drink juice boxes.Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 17, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Blog Source Type: news
FDA Could Authorize COVID Vaccine for Ages 5 ‒11 in October FDA Could Authorize COVID Vaccine for Ages 5 ‒11 in October
If Pfizer submits paperwork to the FDA by the end of September, the vaccine could be available for kids around mid-October, Fauci said.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 13, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
School Vaccine Campaigns Targeting Students Face Blowback School Vaccine Campaigns Targeting Students Face Blowback
"He said, ' You ' re not getting this damn vaccine; you need to lower your voice. Watch your tone when you talk to me. ' It was, it was the first time my dad had ever done something like that."Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 13, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Gov Pritzker Vows to Protect Abortion Rights in Illinois Gov Pritzker Vows to Protect Abortion Rights in Illinois
Illinois Gov J.B. Pritzker said Thursday that he ' s ' very concerned ' about the US Supreme Court ' s decision not to block a new Texas law banning most abortions in the state.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 3, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, With High Court Mum Texas 6-Week Abortion Ban Takes Effect, With High Court Mum
If allowed to remain in force, the law would be the most dramatic restriction on abortion rights in the United States since the high court ’s landmark Roe v Wade decision legalized abortion in 1973.Associated Press (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - September 1, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health News Source Type: news
Bystander Rescue Breathing CPR in Kids Tied to Better Survival Bystander Rescue Breathing CPR in Kids Tied to Better Survival
Despite the higher likelihood of neurologically favorable survival with rescue breathing CPR, experts say any resuscitation, even if compression only, is better than none.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - August 30, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics News Source Type: news
The Other Epidemic: Violence Against Healthcare Workers The Other Epidemic: Violence Against Healthcare Workers
The escalation of violence against healthcare workers is reaching a tipping point. How do we protect ourselves as we continue to protect others?Medscape Blogs (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - August 30, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Pediatrics Blog Source Type: news
COVID Cost Hospitalists Income, but Not Love of Medicine: Survey COVID Cost Hospitalists Income, but Not Love of Medicine: Survey
Job loss, reduced hours, and other effects of the pandemic affected earnings for nearly a quarter of hospitalists. The gender pay gap persists.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - August 27, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Hospital Medicine News Source Type: news
Plastic Barriers May Not Stop COVID-19 Spread, Experts Say Plastic Barriers May Not Stop COVID-19 Spread, Experts Say
Scientists who study air flow, ventilation, and aerosol droplets say the barriers may not help, and in fact, could make the situation worse by blocking normal air flow.WebMD Health News (Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pediatrics Headlines - August 23, 2021 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
