Newsletter: The Link
The Link is a monthly digital newsletter that provides education to an audience of local, regional and national pediatric providers, on subjects related to current medical trends, developments in best practices and analysis of hot topics.
The free, award-winning publication is authored by Children's Mercy pediatric specialists, edited by Angela Myers, MD, MPH, from the Division of Infectious Diseases, and produced by the Communications and Marketing Department.
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The Link is produced monthly by Communications and Marketing with editorial guidance from Angela Myers, MD, MPH, Director, Division of Infectious Diseases at Children's Mercy.
The columns and topics are provided by members of the Children's Mercy faculty, medical staff and invited authors.
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News and discussion from past issues of The Link
2022
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March 2022: Updated CDC Guidance on the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series and Masking in Public
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April 2022: When Sore Throat Becomes Emergent: Deep Neck Infections
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May 2022: The Rising Tide of Sexually Transmitted Infections During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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July 2022: Physical Activity Guidelines for the Pediatric Population: A Review
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November 2022: The Birds, the Bees and the CDC--STIs in Adolescents and Young Adults
2021
2022
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February 2022: Child Sex Trafficking: Awareness and Screening
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March 2022: Dexamethasone: An Effective and Equitable Choice for Asthma Exacerbations
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May 2022: Turning the Tide: Preventive Measures to Address Childhood Drowning
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June 2022: Transitioning Care for Children with Sickle Cell Disease
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July 2022: The Answer Might Be Below the Belt: How to Avoid Missing Testicular Torsion
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August 2022: Risk of Bacterial Meningitis in Febrile Infants
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September 2022: The Itsy-Bitsy Spider...Put Me in the Hospital? An Overview of Loxoscelism
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November 2022: When Life Gives You Croup, Give Steroids and Maybe Racemic Epinephrine
2021
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January 2021: A Brief Review of a Brief Event: An Approach to the Higher-Risk BRUE
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February 2021: PCOS in Adolescents: Diagnostic Difficulties and the Opportunity for Interventions
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March 2021: The Pressure is Rising: The Urgency of Addressing Pediatric Hypertension
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April 2021: Trust Your Gut; It’s Not All In Your Head. An Approach to Functional Disorders
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July 2021: The Implications of Vaping and Preparedness Post-Pandemic
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August 2021: Protecting Children from Tobacco Smoke Exposure
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October 2021: Nothing IRONic About It: Diagnosis & Treatment of Iron Deficiency
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November 2021: The Most Effective Birth Control: Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives
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2022
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January 2022: Omicron Part 2 – Booster Needs Confirmed; Omicron Mutations May Attenuate Virulence
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February 2022: FDA Delay and Lack of Seroconversion with Mild COVID-19 Disease?
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March 2022: Hopes and Concerns This Spring - COVID-19 Factoids; Mixed-Bag for RSV Prevention
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June 2022: SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine and Final Musings as We Enter the Endemic Part of the Pandemic
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September 2022: Bivalent COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Granted Emergency Use Authorization
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October 2022: Fierce Flu Season Ahead?
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November 2022: Alarming Drop in Childhood Vaccination Rates Since 2020
2021
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January 2021: Monoclonal Antibodies Against SARS-CoV-2 as Early Treatment?
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March 2021: Future SARS-CoV-2 Seasons – Lessons to be Learned from Measles, Rotavirus and Influenza
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June 2021: mRNA Vaccines vs. Variants, but the Variants’ Names “are all Greek to me”
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July 2021: Two mRNA Vaccine Doses Needed for Delta and Emerging Gamma Virus; Myo/pericarditis Data
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August 2021: The Boosters Are Coming! The Boosters Are Coming!
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September 2021: COVID-19 Vaccine Potpourri and Booster Confusion
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October 2021: 5- to 11-year-olds Soon Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccine, Plus Vaccine Factoids
2022
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February 2022: Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in the Era of COVID-19
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May 2022: Tick Talk: An Overview of Tickborne Infections and Treatment in the Midwest
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June 2022: Diagnosing and Treating Pediatric Urinary Tract Infections – What’s New?
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August 2022: Delayed Antibiotics for Acute Otitis Media...A Success Story
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October 2022: Oral Cephalosporins for Respiratory Infections: Not Always Better
2021
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March 2021: What is Antibiotic Stewardship and Why is it Important in Pediatrics?
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June 2021: Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Management, Longer Does Not Always Equal Better
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October 2021: Prescribing Antibiotics? Tidbits to Teach Families
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December 2021: Decoding Microbiology Results: Clinical Applications of Culture and Susceptibilities