In updated recommendations on youth sports during the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) encourages players of most sports to wear cloth face coverings at all times for group training, competition, and on the sidelines.
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 1 million infants, children and adolescents have been diagnosed with the illness, according to data released Monday by the American ...
Read More »AAP Expands School Re-Opening Guidance to Reduce Community Spread of COVID-19
The ultimate goal should be having students physically present in school, according to the AAP, but unfortunately, in many parts of the U.S., the uncontrolled spread of the virus means that cannot be safely accomplished now.
Read More »Pediatric Practices Struggle To Adapt And Survive Amid COVID-19
Across the U.S., thousands of pediatric practices that provide front-line care for the nation’s children are struggling to adjust to a dire new reality.
Read More »Should You Bring Home Mom Or Dad From Assisted Living During The COVID-19 Crisis?
Some assisted living facilities are telling residents that if they leave during the COVID-19 crisis, even temporarily, they can’t return.
Read More »Pediatrics Group Advises Parents On How To Handle Stress of COVID-19
The American Academy of Pediatrics advises parents facing stressors over COVID-19 to practice self-care, to reach out to others for help, and to use healthy ...
Read More »Children with COVID-19 Impacted Less Severely Than Adults
New research found that overall children in China infected with the novel coronavirus showed less severe symptoms of illness than adults, though infants and toddlers were vulnerable to moderate and severe infection. The study, “Epidemiological ...
Read More »10 Tips for Parents Navigating Realities of Education During Extended Coronavirus Break
With COVID-19 causing widespread school closures, children across the country are being given alternate resources, some online, to study outside of the classroom. Temporary solutions ...
Read More »Doctors Must Be Ready To Care For Kids During Chemical And Biological Attacks
With children among the victims of chemical attacks and biological outbreaks in recent years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls on health care providers ...
Read More »Young Cancer Survivors Have Higher Risk of Hospitalization
Adolescent and young adults who survived at least two years after a cancer diagnosis had nearly double the risk of being hospitalized compared with their ...
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