Upstate Medical

GOVERNOR’S BRIEFING/Thursday, May 14 With 110 Children Ill, State Issues Definition Of Kawasaki Syndrome SYRACUSE – Governor Cuomo today announced New York is the first state to issue  criteria to healthcare professionals defining the Kawasaki disease, a suspected COVID-related inflammatory illness in children. The criteria establishes a new name for the syndrome – pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome – and a definition of what symptoms healthcare providers should look for. Case definitions also help standardize tracking and reporting and can help…