3 days ago · The Independent Review of gender identity services for children and young people (The Cass Review) was commissioned by NHS England to make recommendations about the services provided by the NHS to children and young people who are questioning their gender identity or experiencing gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria.. In order to better understand the existing evidence base the Review ...

Drug resistance and side effects of multidrug therapy for the management of leprosy can cause major issues for patients. Are there shorter, safer options? Barreto J et al [ N Engl J Med 2024;391 (23):2212–2218 DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2312928] have presented an adult focused, open-label, study in nine patients from Brazil. They have looked at the drug bedaquline, which blocks the proton pump of ...

Objectives There is a recognised overlap between trauma, adverse childhood experiences and neurodevelopmental presentations. 1. In 2021, following a serious incident when the community paediatric team were not aware of safeguarding concerns for a child with a neurodevelopmental presentation, a new system of notification was established for the safeguarding nurses to …

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 approvals as safe within acceptable quantitative limits. Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) contain combinations of all these additives and are particularly attractive to children. Many publications ...

Jan 11, 2025 · Imagine attending a busy shift in a paediatric emergency department (ED). You have just read two recent and rigorous publications; one facilitated risk stratification for clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) following minor trauma, while the second does the same for lethal paediatric malignancies following CT. Your next patient presents with minor head trauma. Evidence now ...

Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a potentially disabling condition. There is a lack of evidence and national guidance on how to diagnose and treat paediatric IIH, leading to variation in clinical practice. We conducted a national Delphi consensus via the Children’s Headache Network to propose a best-practice diagnostic and …

Jan 9, 2025 · The transition to adult healthcare is a vulnerable period for young people (YP) with chronic conditions linked to non-adherence and suboptimal health outcomes, including increased mortality.1 2 Addressing these risks requires identifying factors driving non-adherence and implementing targeted interventions. While broad challenges during transition are well documented, there is limited research ...

Research is a core driver for improving child health. A recent Academy of Medical Sciences report clearly illustrates that investing in child health research confers population-level benefits for national health and prosperity.1 But beyond pushing boundaries, research literacy is essential to daily clinical practice through informing evidence-based decision-making and …

Comprehensive list of the editorial board for Archives of Disease in Childhood, including editor in chief, associate editors & social media advisors.

Objective To identify children and young people’s preferences for effective healthcare communication. Design A systematic review of qualitative studies was conducted to identify evidence from children and young people on effective healthcare communication. Electronic databases and reference lists of relevant articles were searched to July 2020. Results A total of 13 studies were included ...