Last week, I had the pleasure of heading to sunny San Diego for a nonprofit and social media conference and to meet with Dr. Jane Burns. Coming from the winter weather recently in Colorado, I was looking forward to 75-degree weather in California. I was in for a shock as I got off the plane and was hit with fog, rain, …
Part of the Kawasaki Kids Foundation’s mission is to find a cure for Kawasaki Disease. Every year a portion of funds raised by Kawasaki Kids Foundation are donated to the Children’s Hospital Colorado for ongoing research. Kawasaki Disease is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children in the developed world. Despite available treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin and aspirin, …
Hi Everyone! We are introducing the medical corner of the Kawasaki Kids Foundation. Below are several of the research areas that we are currently working on at the Children’s Hospital Colorado: 1)Atrovastatin trial (statin) – this is a multi-center study to determine the best dose of atorvastatin in young children with acute Kawasaki Disease. We will then do a second …
