A 17-Year-Old Scientist Creates Award-Winning Tool for Detecting Kawasaki Disease in Young Kids After Her Sister’s Misdiagnosis
Ellen Xu, a 17-year-old from San Diego, created an award-winning algorithm that uses smartphone photographs to help diagnose Kawasaki disease — a leading cause of acquired heart disease in the U.S. that primarily affects children younger than age 5. It’s a disease that’s personal to Xu; her younger sister, Kate, was diagnosed with Kawasaki when […]
