A pilot project implementing pre-existing, free, health and well-being educational digital resources into the paediatric emergency department (PED) to promote healthy behaviours and reduce preventable ...

Children and young people with type 1 diabetes (T1D) often require support when faced with the common illnesses and infections of childhood. Illnesses particularly associated with fever can cause ...

Fifteen-minute consultation: considering greener asthma treatments for children and young people ...

An 8-year-old boy was admitted to our emergency department because of scrotal swelling and redness, starting a few hours earlier. No fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, dysuria or local trauma were ...

The prevalence of vaping among children and young people (CYP) is on the rise. This is perhaps a result of perceiving vaping as ‘harmless’, especially after an extensive public acceptance through the ...

You have a question, or want to find out current perceptions about a subject, and a comprehensive literature search does not give the answer. A questionnaire or survey, if appropriately designed and ...

Specialist paediatric palliative care is a relatively new area of paediatrics, and the interface with other disciplines can occasionally pose challenges for referrers due to lack of information about ...

Objectives To present a structured approach to the management of a child with a mediastinal mass presenting to the emergency department. To raise awareness of presenting features of less-obvious ...

Asthma is the most common chronic disease of children worldwide.1 The most recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence asthma guidelines explicitly state that asthma should not be ...

This article focuses on communicative steps and strategies to help healthcare professionals support a child or young person with quitting vaping. With emerging evidence that vaping is a gateway to ...

The death of a child is a complex and hugely significant time for a family and community. Sophisticated but sensitive management by clinicians can have both short-term and long-term impacts on how ...

Anaemia is a global public health problem estimated to affect millions of children, with the highest prevalence among those aged 6–59 months1. Iron deficiency (ID) is the leading cause, accounting for ...