A Rare Flu Complication Is Killing More U.S. Children
A rare, life-threatening complication caused by the flu seems to be surging among kids. Research out today finds that dozens of children developed influenza-associated acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE) over the past two years, a third of whom died as a result. Researchers at Stanford Medicine led the study, published Thursday in JAMA. Collecting reports from other doctors and hospitals across the country, they identified 41 cases of ANE since 2023, along with 11 deaths. The researchers arg