U.S. Adults Support Net-Risk Pediatric Research
Most support pediatric research posing minimal risk and research posing greater risk if it has high social value
As Omicron Spreads, Child Hospitalizations Climb 30 Percent in Past Week
By Dec. 28, country had an average of 260 pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations each day
New Model Predicts Pediatric Pneumonia With Reduced X-Ray Need
Three variables in the model included age, fever duration, and decreased breath sounds
Few Providers Discuss Transportation With Autistic Patients
Only 8 percent of providers say they have adequate knowledge to assess driving readiness among autistic patients
Omicron Cases Pass U.S. Peak Seen With Delta
However, numbers of hospitalizations have not yet reached those higher levels
Physician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Percentage of Teens Reporting Drug Use Declined in 2021
Proportion of teens in grades 8, 10, and 12 reporting alcohol, marijuana use decreased significantly
FDA Approves New Drug to Help Control Severe Asthma
Tezspire is unique in that it only targets thymic stromal lymphopoietin, the molecule involved in airway inflammation
Omicron Now Accounts for 73 Percent of New COVID-19 Cases
Rate suggests there were more than 650,000 omicron infections in the United States last week
Assisted Reproduction Not Tied to Psychiatric Illness in Offspring
Elevated risk for obsessive-compulsive disorder may be explained by differences in parental characteristics

















