Pediatrics Perspective

• COVID Testing: A Waiting Game Waiting for COVID test results can turn your life upside down, even if you are a healthcare professional.
  Medscape Family Medicine, December 28, 2020
• Did the Wise Men Notice the Babinski Sign in the Christ Child?   Dr David Kerr reflects on a timely observational analysis of the Babinski sign in the Christ Child, and wonders whether the wise men were as astute to it as the greatest Renaissance artists seemed to be.
  Medscape Oncology, December 24, 2020
• Medscape Nurse Career Satisfaction Report 2020 Over 10,000 nurses told us what they find rewarding and frustrating about their career, and whether they'd take the same path if they had to do it all over.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 24, 2020
• Fauci on Vaccines, Virus Mutations, and 2021   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Anthony Fauci about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, the safety of the vaccines, and when life will start to return to normal.
  WebMD, December 23, 2020
• Masks and Kids' Emotional Recognition May Be Cause for Worry   Masks are a necessity during the pandemic, but what's the potential damage? Can the emotional connection between children and others survive a masked world?
  Medscape, December 23, 2020
• Biden Adviser Dr Luciana Borio Previews the 2021 Pandemic Response   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Luciana Borio about full approval for COVID-19 vaccines and what the Biden administration's pandemic response will look like in 2021.
  WebMD, December 23, 2020
• 20 Top Black Physician Social Media Influencers Many physicians have gained renown and followers who respect their opinions, career advice, and personal insights. Check out these top doctors leading the social media sphere.
  Medscape Features Slideshows, December 22, 2020
• 2020 Guideline Changes: Return-to-Play, Rooming In COVID has necessitated some changes for non-COVID areas of practice. Here are two guideline changes that every pediatric clinician should know.
  Medscape Pediatrics, December 18, 2020
• Might COVID Enable Structural Reforms? A book published last year provides lessons that are particularly relevant for a post-COVID country.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 18, 2020
• Can Patients Record Office Visits? The question was simple, but the answers were somewhat complicated.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, December 16, 2020
• Lie of the Year: The Downplay and Denial of the Coronavirus Lies infected America in 2020. The very worst were not just damaging, but deadly.
  Kaiser Health News, December 16, 2020
• Keeping Eyes Safe From COVID-19: What Works? The latest recommendations on how eyeglasses, contact lenses, face shields, and goggles may be enlisted in the battle against COVID-19.
  Medscape Ophthalmology, December 16, 2020
• COVID Vaccine Trial Placebo Group Deserves Priority Vaccination   Should individuals randomly assigned to placebo in the COVID vaccine trials be first in line for the vaccine after FDA emergency use authorization?
  Medscape, December 15, 2020
• COVID Vaccine: Keep It for the US or Share With Other Countries?   Dr Art Caplan discusses considerations for use of COVID-19 vaccines, including where they should be used and who should receive them first.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 15, 2020
• Toughness Not the Antidote to Pandemic PTSD   WebMD Chief Medical Officer John Whyte talks with Dr Diana Hendel about healthcare workers' PTSD during the pandemic and how healthcare systems can support individuals and improve workplace cultures.
  WebMD, December 15, 2020
• Understanding Messenger RNA and Other SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines mRNA vaccines work differently. They do not contain antigens. Instead, they contain a blueprint for the antigen in the form of genetic material, mRNA.
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 15, 2020
• Teledermatology in the COVID Era: No Turning Back Like it or not, teledermatology is here to stay. Here is what we've learned so far about where it works best.
  Medscape Dermatology, December 14, 2020
• Is a 5-Week Lockdown Necessary to Crush COVID-19?   WebMD chief medical officer John Whyte talks with Dr Bar-Yam, a complexity scientist and pandemic expert, who recommends a national lockdown for 5-6 weeks to stop COVID-19 in its tracks.
  WebMD, December 10, 2020
• How HIV Informs COVID: Mark Smith on Crisis, Inequality, and Hope   Mark Smith treated patients during the height of the AIDS epidemic. Here he discusses how we can get through the current pandemic and make progress on social issues that affect health and healthcare.
  Medscape, December 09, 2020
• Can a Healthcare Worker Refuse the COVID-19 Vaccine? Some healthcare workers have claimed that they will not take a COVD-19 vaccine. What are the consequences of refusal?
  Medscape Infectious Diseases, December 09, 2020