Kawasaki Disease Rates Dropped During COVID-19 Pandemic
UC San Diego researchers report significant decrease in national cases of Kawasaki disease during COVID-19 pandemic; findings hint at origins of disease.
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New Pediatric Obesity Program Makes Treatment More Accessible
A UC San Diego clinical trial finds new Guided Self-Help program is effective in treating pediatric obesity and improving family attendance rates.
COVID-19 on the Brain: Neurological Symptoms Persist in Majority of Long-Haulers
A UC San Diego study describes the short- and long-term neurological symptoms of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and identifies a new group of COVID-19 long-haulers with advanced motor and cognitive symptoms.
Pediatric Liver Disease Increases Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes
UC San Diego researchers describe connection between pediatric liver disease and increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Both rates are rising in children.
Unprecedented Case Series Advances Promise of Phage Therapy
An international team of researchers, led by scientists at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and the University of Pittsburgh, report promising results from the largest case series yet of patients treated with bacteriophage therapy for antibiotic-resistant infections.
Causes of Liver Cancer are Changing Around the World: Some Up, Some Down
UC San Diego researchers report that the causes and death rates of liver cancer are changing around the world.
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