Nirsevimab, a long-acting monoclonal antibody, was introduced last season (2023–2024) in some countries with the aim of ...

The hierarchy of evidence in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or treatments is explained, and the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, the randomised controlled ...

Background/aim Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and Angelman syndrome (AS) are rare imprinting disorders caused by the aberrant ...

Aim DRC software aims to reduce dosing errors, 1 however, it has been linked to ‘alert fatigue’, a phenomenon which causes prescribers to potentially override alerts despite being clinically relevant.

Objectives To describe the characteristics and clinical outcomes of children with fever ≥5 days presenting to emergency departments (EDs). Design Prospective observational study. Setting 12 European ...

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 ...

Aim Gender dysphoria (GD) refers to the psychological distress associated with the incongruence between one’s sex and one’s gender identity. To manage GD, individuals may delay the development of ...

Objective To examine trends in socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in childhood overweight and obesity in the England between 1995 and 2019 in survey data and to compare these to administrative ...

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One in three children in the UK lives in relative poverty. There are clear and consistent links between child poverty and paediatric morbidity and mortality. In this review, we discuss drivers for ...

Background and objectives Recent studies have reported an increasing incidence of anxiety among adolescent girls, and associated this with self-reported social media use. This study aimed to measure ...

Objective To systematically review the literature describing children and young people (CYP) admissions to paediatric general wards because of primary mental health (MH) reasons, particularly in MH ...