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September 25, 2020
Clues sought for why 1 in 5 pediatric cancer survivors develop heart failure. Cancer chemotherapy changes the function of cells that repair heart injury, researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) discovered. Twenty percent of children treated with drugs called anthracyclines go on to suffer heart […]
September 23, 2020
Alvaro Moreira, MD, Neonatology, was interviewed regarding the severe heart damage some children experience after a rare illness linked to COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
September 23, 2020
Alvaro Moreira, MD, Neonatology, was interviewed regarding the severe heart damage some children experience after a rare illness linked to COVID-19. Read and watch the story.
September 4, 2020
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions.
September 4, 2020
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), believed to be linked to COVID-19, damages the heart to such an extent that some children will need lifelong monitoring and interventions, said the senior author of a medical literature review published Sept. 4 in EClinicalMedicine, a journal of The Lancet. Case studies also show MIS-C can strike seemingly […]
September 3, 2020
Dr. Mandie Svatek, Pediatrics, speaks to News 4 San Antonio saying that while social distancing, mask-wearing and hand washing may help, vaccines will be vital this year and are the best line of defense against the flu. Read the story.