A mysterious illness is striking children amid the coronavirus pandemic – but is it Kawasaki disease?

A mysterious illness is striking children amid the coronavirus pandemic – but is it Kawasaki disease?

By Mark Hicar, The Conversation Critically ill children have been ending up in intensive care units with shock-like symptoms in recent weeks, adding yet another mysterious layer to the coronavirus pandemic. New York health officials began issuing alerts on May 4, describing young patients, ages 2-15, with inflammation in multiple organ systems and features of Kawasaki disease, […]

‘We simply do not understand why’: Coronavirus is sparing children, puzzling experts

‘We simply do not understand why’: Coronavirus is sparing children, puzzling experts

By Elizabeth Chuck, MSN As the novel coronavirus spreads around the globe, sickening more than 90,000 people and killing about 3,000, doctors have noticed something curious: Very few children have been diagnosed with it. And of those who have, most have had mild cases.  In China, where the outbreak started, children comprise just 2.4 percent of all reported […]

Children’s Advocates Say DOE Needs Lesson in Compliance

Children’s Advocates Say DOE Needs Lesson in Compliance

WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 26, 2019: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION headquarters building sign with building exterior. – Shutterstock Image By Yoav Gonen and Alex Zimmerman, THE CITY City education officials have allowed more than a thousand students with disabilities to languish without services for months — despite orders from administrative hearing officers, according to advocates who […]

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