Objectives The majority of drugs used in sick newborns receiving intensive care are unlicensed and off-label, exposing infants to greater risk of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Our aim was to study ...

Correspondence to Dr Erol A Gaillard, Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK; eag15{at}leicester.ac.uk Methods Prospective observational cohort study of 460 ...

Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK Correspondence to Dr Michael Stanton, Department of Paediatric Surgery, University Hospital ...

1 Great North Children’s Hospital (Newcastle, UK) and Young Person’s Advisory Group North-East (YPAG-NE) (Newcastle, UK) 2 Young Person’s Advisory Group North-East (YPAG-NE) (Newcastle, UK) Background ...

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 ...

Correspondence to: Dr N Marlow Professor of Neonatal Medicine, Academic Division of Child Health, E Floor, East Block, University Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; ...

Many additives, some of which have no nutritional value, can be legally used in processed foods. They intensify colour, thicken, increase shelf life and enhance flavour. Regulatory authorities issue ...

Correspondence to Dr. Xiaohui Li, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Children’s Hospital Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; lxhmaggie{at}126.com and Dr. Caifeng Li, Department ...

Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, Derbyshire Children's Hospital, Derby, UK Correspondence to Saad Alkahtani, Academic Division of Child Health, University of Nottingham, ...

1 Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, ...

Objective Although asthma has been linked to psychological morbidity, this relationship may be confounded by poor asthma control. We aimed to compare the prevalence of anxiety, depression and low ...

Correspondence to Dr Mohamed Mutalib, Department of Paediatric Gastroenterologist, Evelina London Children’s Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK; mohamed.mutalib{at}gstt.nhs.uk Background Pneumatosis ...