Flu cases on the rise in California; doctors urge vaccinations
With months left of flu season, influenza cases are on the rise in California and transmission is high in the San Francisco Bay Area, data shows.
Feb 2, 2026
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Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases: News and Research on Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome
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Preclinical study links gut bacteria to inflamed blood vessels
A new Cedars-Sinai study demonstrates how gut bacteria can influence the development of blood vessel inflammation in laboratory mice. The findings, if confirmed in humans, would open a potential route for treating Kawasaki ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Compelling data points to a single, unknown respiratory virus as cause of Kawasaki disease
Research from Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus that is yet to be identified. ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Genetic clues explain why children develop rare post-COVID condition
Scientists have uncovered genetic variants that help to explain why some children with mild COVID-19 go on to develop a severe inflammatory condition weeks after their infection.
Nov 25, 2024
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Early detection, intensive treatment critical for high-risk patients with Kawasaki disease
Advances in cardiac imaging techniques and risk categorization have led to improvements in diagnosis, initial treatment and long-term management of patients with Kawasaki disease, according to a new scientific statement published ...
Nov 13, 2024
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Study sheds new light on immune dysfunction in children with severe infections and inflammatory diseases
A new study led by King's College London, Imperial College London and the University of Edinburgh, has characterized the similarities and differences between immune cell profiles in children with different infections and ...
Sep 23, 2024
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Diagnostic tool identifies puzzling inflammatory diseases in kids
RNA performs a number of biological duties, from delivering genetic information to manufacturing proteins. But RNA is also expelled from cells via cell death or active release, and can then find its way into blood plasma.
Sep 9, 2024
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Black hairy, strawberry and geographic—what the state of your tongue can say about your health
One of my grandmother's favorite things to cook was cold pressed ox tongue, though it's a tradition that I don't really feel the need to continue. Have you ever seen one? Not only is it colossal, but requires a lot of faff ...
Aug 13, 2024
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Climate change and chemical exposure can damage newborns' hearts, say experts
The complex interplay of rising temperatures and exposure to polluting compounds and chemicals can damage children's hearts, experts have warned.
Apr 18, 2024
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Regulatory mechanism that keeps the immune system in check identified
Researchers from the UoC's Center for Biochemistry at the Faculty of Medicine and the UoC CECAD Cluster of Excellence in Aging Research have discovered that an excessive immune response can be prevented by the intramembrane ...
Mar 7, 2024
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