The concept of using pulse oximetry (PO) as a screening test to identify newborn babies with critical congenital heart defects (CCHD) before life-threatening collapse occurs has been debated for some ...

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 ...

Advocacy is an essential skill in the practice of paediatrics, where much of the work covers aspects of health as well as disease and where cross-agency work is common. Educationally, advocacy is best ...

There is good evidence that morbidity and mortality increase for young persons (YP) following the move from paediatric to adult services. Studies show that effective transition between paediatric and ...

Correspondence to Dr John R H Archer, Medical Toxicology Office, 2nd Floor Bermondsey Wing, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 9RT, UK; John.archer{at}gstt.nhs.uk The evaluation of poisoned patients ...

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Kocher risk stratification for likelihood of septic arthritis.

Correspondence to Dr Ben McNaughten, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, 180-184 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6BE, UK; bmcnaughten095{at}hotmail.com Pica is defined as the persistent ingestion of ...

PPV, positive predictive value; SPT, skin prick testing.

Centre for Paediatric Pharmacy Research, the School of Pharmacy, University of London & the Institute of Child Health, University College London, UK For correspondence: Professor Ian Wong Centre of ...

Metabolic/inherited disorders (Wilson's disease) Plan to investigate only if no other diagnosis confirmed Can include ceruloplasmin, α-1-antitrypsin, ferritin and serum copper levels – ALP, alkaline ...

Semaglutide (Wegovy) is now licensed for use in children aged ≥12 years with a body mass index (BMI) ≥95th centile and a body weight of above 60 kg, to be used in conjunction with dietary measures, ...