(FatCamera/E+, Getty Images) Children who develop COVID-19-related multisystem inflammatory syndrome, also called MIS-C, begin recovering in the first week of hospital discharge and fully recover normal heart function within three months, according to a new study. The findings, published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, suggest children diagnosed with MIS-C can gradually…
Aubrey Virgin was diagnosed with Kawasaki disease at age 2 and has faced numerous health challenges. (Photo courtesy of the Virgin family) Aubrey Virgin was a healthy, active 2-year-old when she developed a high fever. Then came a rash that quickly spread over her body. Lymph nodes in her neck swelled. So did her lips,…
(Lacheev/iStock, Getty Images) For the second year, stories about the COVID-19 pandemic are among our most popular. From virus complications to vaccinations, here are the 10 most-read COVID stories published in 2021. (Editor’s note: Because of the rapidly evolving events surrounding the coronavirus, the facts and advice presented in these stories may have changed since…
Amir Snell has had two open-heart surgeries and is facing a third. (Photo courtesy of Samantha Snell) Samantha Snell drove to her doctor’s office in Uniontown, Ohio, for a routine ultrasound. Already the mother of three, she was 23 weeks along and eager to get a glimpse of her new baby boy. “Getting an ultrasound…
(mixetto/E+, Getty Images) Most adolescents and young adults who developed a rare heart problem after being vaccinated for COVID-19 recovered soon afterward, according to a new study. Researchers used data from 26 pediatric medical centers across the United States and Canada to examine cases of suspected myocarditis – a swelling of the heart muscle –…
(jacoblund/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español Annie Clement has a lot of feelings about attending her family’s big traditional holiday gathering. Last year was the first time the 43-year-old did not go home for Christmas. This year, she was excited when a COVID-19 vaccine finally became available for her 10-year-old daughter, Hazel Clement-Weber, allowing her…
(THEPALMER/E+, Getty Images) Young American Indians with early signs of plaque in their arteries may be especially vulnerable to heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular conditions later in life, according to new research that calls for earlier interventions. Atherosclerosis is a common and potentially dangerous condition because it reduces blood flow wherever plaque develops, be…
(kali9/E+, Getty Images) A COVID-19 vaccine has finally arrived for children ages 5 to 11 – and with it, some important questions from parents. Many are wondering about safety, said Dr. Donna Curtis, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora. Others are asking whether the coronavirus is enough of a threat…
Four-year-old congenital heart defect survivor Molly Tittsworth (right) with her big brother, McCoy. (Photo by R. Dodson Photography) When 4-year-old McCoy Tittsworth met his sister, Molly, hours after she was born, he held her swaddled body and kissed her on the cheek. She was the little sister he’d prayed to have. A day later, while…
(lemono/iStock, Getty Images) Lea en español When then-college student Lumiere Rostick learned their grandfather, who had dementia, needed help, Rostick volunteered to move in with him. Rostick, whose pronouns are they/them/their, worked on remote college classes and in between helped their grandmother clean and cook, as well as feed, dress and change their grandfather –…