University of Michigan doctor answers parents’ questions about dangerous COVID condition in kids
Without treatment, MIS-C could be life-threatening in children
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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A girl has her temperature taken. (Pixabay)
ANN ARBOR – Although children are for the most part spared from developing severe illness from COVID-19, as time goes on, states are reporting more cases of a rare condition developing in children called multi-system inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C.
The condition causes vital organs and tissues to become severely inflamed, and it could be life-threatening without treatment.
The first cases emerged in May 2020 in the United States and Europe. Nearly a year on, 48 states have documented cases of the serious condition.
Nearly half of all parents polled recently by C.S. Mott Children's Hospital said that the coronavirus pandemic has had a negative impact on their teenager's mental health.
Annual Save A Heart Gala at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital goes virtual
Virtual auction begins on Monday
Meredith Bruckner, Community News Producer, All About Ann Arbor
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Annual Save A Heart Gala raises funds for congenital heart research, families of patients at U-M s C.S. Mott Children s Hospital in Ann Arbor. (Michigan Medicine)
ANN ARBOR – C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Congenital Heart Center’s annual Save A Heart Gala has gone virtual this year due to the ongoing pandemic.
Now in its 28th year, the event raises funds to support congenital heart research and families whose children with life-threatening heart conditions receive treatment at Mott.