Pediatrics

Factors identified for readmission among children with ARDS

Among hospitalized children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who survive to discharge, the presence or development of a chronic medical condition, tracheostomy placement during the admission, and hospitalization ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Researchers discover novel biomarker for sepsis severity

MUSC researchers have identified a novel biomarker that could change the way sepsis is approached and treated. Sepsis, the leading cause of death in intensive care units, is the body's extreme response to an infection and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

This tick-borne disease is now endemic in 10 US states

Babesiosis, a tick-borne disease, is endemic in 10 U.S. states, according to a March report by the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The parasitic disease primarily occurs within the Northeast ...

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