Non-therapeutic circumcision of boys (‘circumcision’) is legitimised by consent from those with parental responsibility for ...

Higher rates of childhood Streptococcus pyogenes (group A Streptococcus (GAS)) infections following the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Within every paediatric respiratory and general paediatric clinic there will be a number of children and families who are ...

Introduction Although the administration of activated charcoal (AC) is considered safe, the associated risk of pulmonary ...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and Gillick judgement,1 taken together, establish clear legal principles to guide consent practices in paediatrics. However, a recent retrospective review of local ...

Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK Correspondence to Dr Claire Irving, Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, Newcastle upon ...

1 Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK 2 Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Birmingham Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, ...

AIM To assess delay in confirming hearing impairment in infants identified by universal neonatal screening and to investigate the causes. PATIENTS Infants identified from 25 199 babies screened from ...

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 ...

3 Department of Paediatric Psychology, Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals, Oxford, UK 4 Department of Paediatric Psychology & Play Therapy, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Birmingham, UK Correspondence to ...

Correspondence to Dr. Xiaohui Li, Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Children’s Hospital Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China; lxhmaggie{at}126.com and Dr. Caifeng Li, Department ...

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