Kawasaki Disease Is Not a Homogenous Disease nor are its Triggers
Researchers at UC San Diego report that while Kawasaki disease occurs in clusters, the traits, and thus the triggers of the inflammatory disease vary among clusters.
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Pediatrics
Computer model shows how COVID-19 could lead to runaway inflammation
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 29, 2020 – A study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai addresses a mystery
Read moreHeart disease in young people may be linked to diabetes exposure in the womb
Heart disease in young adults and teenagers may be related to exposure to diabetes in the womb, according to new
Read moreCincinnati Children’s research helps pave way for newly approved use of drug
Treatment option for hypereosinophilic syndrome, a group of rare blood disorders, OK’d by FDA
Read moreSleep challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
About The Patient Page: How parents can help their children adjust sleep schedules, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, is discussed
Read moreAbout 14% of cerebral palsy cases may be tied to brain wiring genes
NIH-funded study points to genes that control the establishment of neural circuits during early development
Read moreTrinity cancer research discovery leads to clinical trial in childhood cancer
A vital discovery by Trinity College researchers in a form of cancer common in children, has led to the announcement
Read moreWomen could conceive after ovarian tumors
Women receiving fertility-sparing surgery for treatment of borderline ovarian tumours were able to have children, a study from Karolinska Institutet
Read moreNew Duchenne muscular dystrophy drug shows benefit in Duke trial
The new steroid may reduce the risk of side effects common to current therapies
Read moreSusceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection among children, adolescents compared with adults
What The Study Did: This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates current evidence on the susceptibility to and transmission of SARS-CoV-2
Read moreDartmouth study offers new details on pediatric mental health boarding
A Dartmouth-led study, published in the journal Pediatrics , offers new details about pediatric mental health boarding in emergency departments
Read morePhysicians issue warning about rare neurological condition, expected to appear this fall
Pediatricians Henry David, MD, and Madan Kumar, DO, of the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital warn parents of young children to watch out for symptoms of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a rare neurological disorder linked to viral infections that can lead to permanent paralysis.
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