In 2025, a government-commissioned, independent, cross-sector report on the decline in UK clinical academia highlighted multiple challenges facing clinical researchers, both those medically qualified ...

Functional neurological disorder is a common reason for children to present to the emergency department, but education gaps contribute to delays in diagnosis. This can result in unnecessary diagnostic ...

This systematic review by Fortune et al1 provides a detailed and methodical review of an issue that paediatricians see every day: the impact of poor housing on children’s health and development. Their ...

Objective To collate and systematically review the evidence on the impact of substandard housing on early child development in high-income countries. Design Systematic review. Methods Five databases ...

aDepartments of Medicine (Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism) and Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, bDepartment of Medicine ...

Advances in paediatric care mean that more children with complex medical problems (heart disease, neurodevelopmental problems and so on) are surviving their early years. This has important ...

Objective When infants suffer from nasal congestion, xylometazoline spray or drops can be effective to facilitate breathing and drinking. However, case reports on side effects have resulted in ...

Correspondence to Dr Deirdre Murray, Clinical Investigations Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Cork University Hospital, 19 Glencairn Park, Melbourn Road, Wilton, Co Cork, Ireland; ...

OBJECTIVE To derive height and weight growth reference curves for children with homozygous sickle cell disease. STUDY DESIGN Subjects (n = 315) were participants in a population based, longitudinal ...

Objective To review the clinical and molecular-genetic characteristics of 34 children who were referred to the clinical genetics department with a presenting diagnosis of definite or suspected ...

1 Department of Paediatrics, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, UK; marctebruegge{at}nhs.net 2 Department of Paediatrics, Southend University Hospital, Southend-on-Sea, UK If you wish to ...

Objectives To identify the evidence base behind the neuroradiological features that differentiate abusive head trauma (AHT) from non-abusive head trauma (nAHT). Design Systematic review. Setting ...