Pediatrics

Infections most often asymptomatic for children aged 0 to 4 years; for adults, but not children, number of symptoms linked to viral load

Adolescents engaging in digital self-harm have increased likelihood of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts

Declines in life expectancy seen for males and females, and for all race and Hispanic-origin groups

Association strongest for those with psychoactive substance use, mood disorders, adult behavior disorders

Vaccine advisory panel for the CDC set to meet Thursday and Friday to discuss who should get the updated boosters

Substantial increase in new cases seen during first year of pandemic

Risk increased for neonates exposed to prescription opioids in utero during third trimester of pregnancy

Programs targeting elementary and middle school-aged children more likely to be canceled

Close agreement seen between self-collected nasal swabs and swabs collected by health care workers for SARS-CoV-2 testing results

Though recall came after two infants died and two others became ill, company says there is no evidence linking its products to those incidents