Children and young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) often require support when faced with the common illnesses and infections of childhood. Illnesses particularly associated with fever can cause ...

Fifteen-minute consultation: considering greener asthma treatments for children and young people ...

Objectives To present a structured approach to the management of a child with a mediastinal mass presenting to the emergency department. To raise awareness of presenting features of less-obvious ...

The limping child is a common presentation to paediatric services. In most instances the cause is benign with few, if any, investigations required. There is, however, always that concern that the ...

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) published a best practice guideline in 2021 for the management of children presenting with suspected ingestion of super-strong rare earth magnets ...

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations ...

Having some understanding of pharmacokinetics is important for all clinicians when prescribing medications. Key elements to effective and safe prescribing include making sure that we don't underdose a ...

Varicella zoster virus primarily causes chickenpox, usually a mild self-limiting illness of childhood. However, complications occur in 1% with 4200 annual deaths. Since the first vaccination was ...

You have a question, or want to find out current perceptions about a subject, and a comprehensive literature search does not give the answer. A questionnaire or survey, if appropriately designed and ...

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of children worldwide.1 The most recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence asthma guidelines explicitly state that asthma should not be ...

Performing and interpreting otoscopy is a core clinical skill for any healthcare practitioner who looks after children. However, training and experience can vary hugely, which affects the accuracy of ...