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What is a medical home and how can it help us succeed in keeping patients current on their screenings and chronic disease management? Dr. Holly Tse gives Neda super practical tips on how we can rock our health maintenance core measures in this two-part series.

Reports of long term health issues after COVID infection have raised concerns about when it is safe to return to participate in sports after COVID infection. Cardiology, sports medicine, and pediatric societies have provided guidance to guide health care professionals in advising their patients in regard to return to play issues. In this Hippo segment, sports medicine expert Dr. Tracy Zaslow and pediatric emergency medicine physician Dr. Janet Semple-Hess review all there is to know about Post-COVID Return to Play.

The young febrile infant is at risk for serious infections. Older risk stratification strategies have involved extensive, invasive work-ups. New research from the PECARN group has allowed for a simpler evaluation of the full term, well appearing febrile young infant using only blood and urine testing. Sol sits down with fellow EM physician, and founding chair of the PECARN network, Dr. Nate Kuppermann to discuss the latest trends in evaluating this high risk population.

In this Hippo Education bonus, Dr. Rob Orman digs into the data just published regarding mRNA vaccine safety in pregnant patients, and what it means for our patients. He also reviews data just published looking at the effect of COVID on maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality among pregnant women.