Objective To investigate SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake and effectiveness in children and young people (CYP) with life-limiting ...

In April 2024, the final report of the Cass Review, an independent review chaired by Dr Hilary Cass, was published, offering recommendations to improve gender identity services for children and young ...

Background Delayed recognition of clinical deterioration can result in harm to patients. Parents/carers can often recognise ...

There is a common perception that peanut/tree nut particles can be transmitted through aircraft ventilation systems and pose ...

and reprint requests to: Dr Alastair J Baker, Department of Child Health, King’s College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS. Hepatitis GB virus-C (HGBV-C)/hepatitis G virus (HGV) infection was ...

Background Treatment to suppress or lessen effects of puberty are outlined in clinical guidelines for adolescents ...

Objective To determine the safety of ciprofloxacin in paediatric patients in relation to arthropathy, any other adverse events (AEs) and drug interactions. Methods A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...

During the 10-year period 1960-69, 137 patients in Ruchill Hospital were diagnosed by clinical and laboratory findings as mumps meningitis. Parotitis was detected in only 51 (37%). There was a male ...

1 Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, USA 2 Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, ...

1 Department of Accident and Emergency, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, UK 2 Department of Paediatrics, Warrington Hospital, Warrington, UK Background Approximately 700,000 people attend the ...

Correspondence to Dr Tim Cheetham, Paediatric Endocrinology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; tim.cheetham{at}nhs.net Graves’ disease is a rare disorder that continues ...

Evidence based medicine implies that healthcare professionals are expected to base their practice on the best available evidence. This means that we should acquire the necessary skills for appraising ...