Archives of Disease in Childhood7d
Safe havens in health: standards of care for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees
This review outlines current literature regarding access to and quality of healthcare for children and young people seeking asylum and refugees in the UK. The multiple factors influencing their ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood7d
Paediatric trauma and hypocalcaemia: a systematic review
Background Trauma is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in children worldwide. While adult studies have demonstrated hypocalcaemia’s association with adverse outcomes, its impact on paediatric ...
BMJ13d
The sick child in art
There are at least 12 paintings from the late 17th to the early 20th centuries titled, ‘The Sick Child’. They were painted by well-known and obscure artists from Holland, Norway, France, England, ...
BMJ5d
Poisoning in adolescents in the UK: a review of enquiries to the National Poisons Information Service
Objective The objective of this study is to analyse enquiries received by the UK National Poisons Information Service (NPIS) regarding poisoning in adolescent patients. Design A retrospective analysis ...
BMJ14d
Toilet training achievements in children born with posterior urethral valves
Objective Boys born with posterior urethral valves (PUV) often experience bladder development issues due to urethral obstruction during gestation. Despite early surgical intervention, bladder ...
BMJ13d
‘Reasonable punishment’ of children defence in England should be consigned to history
In January 1860, a Court heard ‘complaints of chastisement’ inflicted on a child with significant injuries.1 The physical punishment the child had been subjected to was reportedly designed to ‘subdue ...
BMJ13d
Parents’ ability to provide consent: the zone of parental responsibility
Can the principles underlying the ‘zone’ (or ‘scope’) of parental responsibility promote parents’ participation in providing consent for their children? In a judgement relating to parental consent for ...
BMJ15d
Gender-affirming hormone treatment for young people with gender dysphoria: where do we go from here?
Child and adolescent gender medicine is currently one of the most heatedly debated fields in medicine. The recent Cass Review,1 underpinned by a comprehensive research programme from the University of ...
BMJ2d
Single blood pressure chart for children up to 13 years to improve the recognition of hypertension based on existing normative data
Correspondence to Dr Macolm G Coulthard, Paediatric Nephrology, Great North Children's Hospital, Newcastle NE461BS, UK; jeanandmalc{at}gmail.com Objective To produce a single ‘growth-chart-style’ ...
BMJ3d
Diagnosis, classification, and management of erythema multiforme and Stevens–Johnson syndrome
BACKGROUND In adults, erythema multiforme (EM) is thought to be mainly related to herpes infection and Stevens–Johnson syndrome (SJS) to drug reactions. AIMS To investigate this hypothesis in children ...
BMJ6d
Infant fat mass and later child and adolescent health outcomes: a systematic review
Objective Obesity and excess adiposity are leading causes of metabolic and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Early identification of individuals at risk is key for preventive strategies. We ...