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

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

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

Objective To evaluate the safety of short-term use of inhaled salbutamol in children under 2 years of age with acute wheezing. Data sources Electronic databases (PubMed, Trip, MEDLINE) and the ...

4 Academic Division of Child Health, Department of Medical Education and Social Sciences, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK 5 Emergency Department, Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, UK 6 ...

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 ...

aProfessor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Nottingham, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, UK, bConsultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Lincoln District Healthcare NHS ...

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 ...

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 ...

Aims Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, several working practices were changed to allow for better infection control awareness and practice. St Richard’s Hospital paediatric department adopted the use ...

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 ...