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Hospital episodes for babies with heart valve problems in England.
Covid and Kids
Long COVID in Kids: What Pediatricians Need to Know
“Children and teens who get COVID a second time face twice the risk for developing long COVID, researchers concluded.
The study, the largest of its kind using health records from nearly half a million American children, also found that a reinfection significantly raises the odds of a worse outcome.”
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a SARS-CoV-2 triggered Kawasaki disease
Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a SARS-CoV-2 triggered Kawasaki disease
Frontiers | Exploring long COVID in pediatric patients: clinical insights from a long COVID clinic
A finally published study from the Children’s Long COVID Clinic in Los Angeles confirms that long COVID in children is real, multisystemic, and can persist for over a year.
Study Reveals Symptoms Of Long COVID In Young Kids – Here's What To Look Out For
“The authors say it’s proof a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach doesn’t work with this condition.”
The authors say it’s proof a “one-size-fits-all” approach doesn’t work with this condition.
Long COVID associated with SARS-CoV-2 reinfection among children and adolescents in the omicron era (RECOVER-EHR): a retrospective cohort study
Children face double the risk of Long COVID following SARS-CoV-2 reinfection. Results from a large study of >400,000 children showing increased risk of cardiac damage, mental health, and other symptoms. Reducing the number of reinfections is critical
Long COVID is here to stay—even in children
'Since having Covid my life has completely changed'
"Now I live with on-going symptoms that stop me from doing the things that most teenagers can,"
A Huge New Study Shows That Repeat Covid Infections Are Bad For Kids!!
COVID-19 diagnosis in children confers greater increase in body weight
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Children don’t just bounce back after COVID. A Bavarian study shows deep neurocognitive and emotional impacts in kids & teens - fatigue, loss of motivation, attention problems, mood disorders. What they found
Brain Microstructural Alterations in Children Post‐COVID‐19 Infection Through VBM, SBM, and Structural Covariance Network Analysis
Children after mild or ordinary COVID-19 show measurable brain changes. Some improve, others persist. This is a peer-reviewed MRI study in Brain and Behavior, 2025.
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Pediatric Long COVID Is Characterized by Myeloid CCR6 Suppression and Immune Dysregulation
“Pediatric Long COVID Is Characterized by Myeloid CCR6 Suppression and Immune Dysregulation”
Pediatric Long COVID Is Characterized by Myeloid CCR6 Suppression and Immune Dysregulation
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“A new preprint study shatters the idea that pediatric long COVID is just a mild or different version of the adult form. It shows that children share the same core immune patterns - and, strikingly, some resemble those seen in chronic infections like HIV.”
Detectan retrasos del desarrollo cerebral en niños infectados por Covid-19 en el embarazo
Children born to mothers who contracted Covid-19 during pregnancy show a 10% increase in cognitive development delays.
These delays occurred especially in learning and memory, with the highest risk around the 20th week of pregnancy.
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“Throughout those four decades, I have always seen kids with problems concentrating, with problems thinking, with problems articulating themselves, with problems processing and retaining information. It's worth emphasising this.
There have always been kids with these difficulties. But now there's a flood.”
Infants and preschoolers show unique signs of long COVID
“Infants, toddlers and preschoolers exhibit symptoms of long COVID, but the symptoms can be different and more difficult to identify in these children, according to Rutgers Health research.”
Infants, toddlers and preschoolers exhibit symptoms of long COVID, but the symptoms can be different and more difficult to identify in these children, according to Rutgers Health research.
Study shows a need for vigilance when observing long COVID symptoms in younger children
School district says doctor’s notes will no longer excuse child absences
Under the Lawrence County School System’s new attendance policy, doctor’s notes will no longer excuse an absence. Students will now just be marked absent or present.The policy states that after just three absences, schools will start intervention. If the student misses school for eight or more days, they will be referred to juvenile court.
Moderna gets full US approval for COVID shot in at-risk children 6 months and older
Moderna gets full US approval for COVID shot in at-risk children 6 months and older
IntegralAnswers (@IntegralAnswers) on X
“Four years ago, my son caught COVID-19.
He was just 16 months old.
What followed was terrifying: • COVID pneumonia • Hospitalization • Weeks of recovery • And a tragedy in our family
This is the start of his Long COVID journey—one we’re still walking. 👇”
Long COVID is Now the Number One Chronic Illness in Children
Why are so many children getting long COVID?
These are the most prominent long COVID symptoms in children
Understanding Long COVID in Children
Cognition and Mental Health in Pediatric Patients Following COVID-19
Long COVID in Children and Adolescents | Mass General Brigham
Long-COVID symptoms in young kids can vary by age | CIDRAP
Long COVID in Children and Adolescents: Mechanisms, Symptoms, and Long-Term Impact on Health—A Comprehensive Review