Objective The objective is to determine the incidence of sudden unexplained death in childhood (SUDC) for children aged ...

Aims The Under 5 clinic in this busy central hospital in Malawi is the initial point of care for acutely ill children who require admission; 200–300 children are seen in the clinic each day and up to ...

BACKGROUND Involvement of the gut in chronic granulomatous disease (CGD) has been previously described and colitis highlighted. However, the nature and histopathology of the colitis are unclear and ...

It is well known that children are less likely to be severely affected by Covid 19 than the adult population, and therefore the pandemic earlier this year placed greater demand on adult services.

Aims To explore short-term weight variability in young children; (1) how it relates to expected weight gain and (2) how it is affected by age, time of day and dietary intakes and outputs. Methods ...

Dr Ram Reifen, School of Nutritional Sciences, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, PO Box 12, Rehovot, Israel. Prolactin, a polypeptide hormone of anterior pituitary origin, has pronounced physiological ...

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Objective To describe the prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) among healthy children aged between 0 and 18 years living in South-East Asia (SEA). Design We systematically ...

Background Gentamicin is a commonly prescribed antibiotic in PICU and is associated with ototoxicity. Factors increasing ototoxicity risk includes renal dysfunction and co-administered ototoxic ...

Objectives To determine the indirect consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on paediatric healthcare utilisation and severe disease at a national level following lockdown on 23 March 2020. Setting ...

Correspondence to Dr Neil Patel, Department of Neonatology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; neilpatel1{at}nhs.net FIC builds on the foundations of Family-Centred Care, a ...

2 Department Community Child Health, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, UK 3 Fraser of Allander Neurosciences Unit, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill, Glasgow G3 8SJ, ...