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9-year-old boy turns superhero in new comic book
NBC News· 2025-09-27 03:00
In Graham Blanc, Michigan, a superhero welcome. Nine-year-old Kaden Stevenson greeted with cheers from hundreds of his classmates, rooting him on as Kaden Blaze, a comic book superhero whose power is fighting the flu. The book inspired by Kaden's own battle with the virus.When he was seven, his mother Michelle says he began not feeling well and his condition quickly deteriorated. He was in multi-organ failure, so kidney, liver, and heart failure. Kaden ended up having both of his legs amputated because of s ...
Doctors sound alarm about rare side effects of the flu in kids
NBC News· 2025-07-30 19:19
New data from the Journal of the American Medical Association shows an unusual rise in cases of a rare and potentially deadly brain disease in kids. This condition is usually triggered by the flu and it can exacerbate even the most mild cases. Now, this all comes after one of the deadliest flu seasons on record.Last year, at least 266 children died from the flu, according to the CDC. That is the highest number of pediatric flu deaths since the H1N1 pandemic back in 2009. NBC News health and medical reporter ...