Analyzing Obesity Trends in American Children and Adolescents: Comprehensive Examination Using the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) Database.

Background In the USA, obesity in children and adolescents has become a major public health concern. Childhood obesity has been linked to various cardiometabolic comorbidities all through one's life. Owing to the significant increment in childhood obesity rates, there has been an urgent need for the identification of the correlates and antecedents of adiposity and the cardiometabolic risk to enable early prevention of obesity.

Fatal Arrhythmic Complications of Multisystemic Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) in a Pediatric Patient.

In 2019, the emergence of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus triggered a global pandemic, reminiscent of the magnitude witnessed during the flu pandemic of 1918. Initially, children often presented with either asymptomatic or mild upper respiratory tract infection symptoms. However, in the post-acute phase, a distinct syndrome affecting multiple organ systems emerged, sharing similarities with Kawasaki's disease.

Cardiovascular Manifestations of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated With COVID-19.

Since 2019, the global pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, also known as COVID-19, has dramatically affected every aspect of health and society. With wide-ranging socio-economic ramifications and the morbidity/mortality associated with the disease, a lot of research has been done on this disease. With recent surges and new variants of the COVID-19 virus, we must have regularly updated information on this disease to effectively manage this disease and to maximize outcomes for patients.