Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys (‘circumcision’) is legitimised by consent from those with parental responsibility for ...

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2 Congenital Heart Disease Research Group, Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK In the UK, approximately 12 children die annually while on the heart ...

Within every paediatric respiratory and general paediatric clinic there will be a number of children and families who are exposed to sub-standard environments within their homes. This may be impacting ...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in childhood and adolescence is an impairing condition, associated with a specific set of distressing symptoms incorporating repetitive, intrusive thoughts ...

2 School of Dental Science, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Aim: To compare the prevalence of dental caries, dental calculus, and enamel defects in children with cystic fibrosis (CF) and children ...

AIMS To evaluate the effects of discontinuing growth hormone (GH) treatment on energy expenditure and body composition, which might help predict those most likely to benefit from early reintroduction ...

Aim To ensure neonates in transitional care and postnatal wards are receiving antibiotics appropriately. NICE CG149 1 advises to consider stopping antibiotics at 36 hours in babies given antibiotics ...

1 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK Background Medication review is recommended at asthma appointments. The presence of ...

Correspondence to Dr Jitendra Meena, Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India; jitendra.2544aiims{at}gmail.com Background Acute pyelonephritis in ...

AIM To assess delay in confirming hearing impairment in infants identified by universal neonatal screening and to investigate the causes. PATIENTS Infants identified from 25 199 babies screened from ...