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Shifting Mindsets: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

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Emergency room doctors see very sick children showing up with baffling symptoms and heart conditions. We now know that these symptoms were caused by COVID-19 infections weeks prior. Today's episode of Shifting Mindsets for Better Health explains Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children or MISC.

Shifting Mindsets: Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Shifting Mindsets for Better Health, a continuing education podcast produced by our partners at Central Michigan University with a grant from the Children’s Foundation. This podcast series brings together healthcare professionals across disciplines to share insight into the far-reaching effects the coronavirus pandemic has on children, caretakers and medical care providers.

Learn more about Shifting Mindsets for Better Health at http://med.cmich.edu/shiftingmindsets.

Dr. Heather Polinsky is the Director of the School of Broadcast and Cinematic Arts at Central Michigan University. Before pursuing academia, Dr. Polinsky worked as an audio engineer at SoundTrax Recording Studios in Raleigh, North Carolina.