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New research published Tuesday concludes that the rising rate of extreme childhood obesity—well above the usual BMI ...

Immune disorders are a leading cause of morbidity and long-term health challenges among children worldwide. Recent decades ...

Nikki Gil revealed her daughter Maddie's battle with Kawasaki disease, which is a rare condition that mainly affects children ...

Kawasaki disease is a rare disease that causes inflammation and mostly affects young children. With prompt attention, it’s usually treatable.

Doctors across the United States are seeing a rise in Kawasaki disease, a mysterious condition that primarily affects children under 5. The illness is the most common cause of acquired heart ...

The Covid-19-related illness that is sickening children resembles Kawasaki disease. As scientists learn more it may be its own condition linked to coronavirus.

Rady Children’s Hospital seeing increase in Kawasaki disease cases. Cause remains elusive. Mysterious condition that causes serious inflammation of blood vessels returns after dropping during ...

A new tool under development by UB researchers could one day help clinicians better predict resistance to immunoglobulin therapy among children with Kawasaki disease in the United States. The new tool ...

Efforts to control spread of SARS-CoV-2 early on during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan were accompanied by a big drop in Kawasaki disease cases among young children, according to nationwide data. That ...

A decline in cases of a rare heart disease in children during the COVID-19 pandemic may provide clues about its cause and how to prevent it, researchers say.