Introduction The number of children with life-limiting conditions has risen in recent decades, partly due to medical advances ...

Correspondence to Professor Paul Damian Losty, Institute of Child Health, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 3BX, UK; paul.losty{at}liverpool.ac.uk Objective Horner’s syndrome (HS) is ...

Background The gold standard for diagnosis of meningitis is the isolation of a pathogen from cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by culture or PCR. However, treatment is routinely commenced based on CSF ...

Purpose Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is associated with acute and chronic physical health risks, but ...

In 2025, the UK government commissioned the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services, which identified ‘major problems’ ...

England is close to losing its status as a low-endemic country for tuberculosis (TB).1 Scotland has seen a similar rise in TB prevalence and seems set to follow England unless urgent action is taken.2 ...

Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, Department of Community Based Medicine, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK Correspondence to Professor Alan Emond, Centre for Child and Adolescent Health, ...

Correspondence to: Dr C M Owens X-Ray Department, Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; owenscgosh.nhs.uk Chronic lung disease (CLD) in children represents ...

1 Ambulatory Paediatrician, Local Health Unit “Salerno 1”, Campania Region, Italy 2 Paediatric Dentistry, Local Health Unit “Salerno 1”, Campania Region, Italy 3 Chief of Epidemiology Unit, Local ...

Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are a cornerstone of treatment for acute asthma in children. When used appropriately, they reduce airway inflammation, shorten the duration of symptoms, decrease hospital ...

2 UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK Paediatric Early Warning Scores (PEWS)are used in hospitalised patients to detect physiological deterioration and is being used ...

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