Archives of Disease in Childhood

Acute and chronic physical risks in avoidant restrictive food intake disorder: findings from a national surveillance study

Purpose Avoidant restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is associated with acute and chronic physical health risks, but ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

The most common pathway in children’s hearing services

In 2025, the UK government commissioned the Kingdon Review of Children’s Hearing Services, which identified ‘major problems’ ...
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Protecting adolescent confidentiality in the digital age: a global call for adolescent-informed electronic health records

Confidentiality is the cornerstone of effective adolescent healthcare. The trust that sensitive information will be protected ...
Archives of Disease in Childhood

Impact of antenatal biological response modifying drugs on infant infection risk and vaccination rates: a national cohort study

Background The use of biological response modifying drugs (BRMDs) in women of reproductive age is increasing, with reassuring ...
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Opening doors: suggested practice for medical professionals for when a child might be close to telling about abuse

Correspondence to Dr Jamie Carter, Community Paediatric Dept, Seaside View CDC, Brighton General Hospital, Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton BN2 3EW, UK; Jamie.carter{at}nhs.net The way ...
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Preparing for systematic tuberculosis screening of children and young people in a low-incidence setting: who should we target?

England is close to losing its status as a low-endemic country for tuberculosis (TB).1 Scotland has seen a similar rise in TB prevalence and seems set to follow England unless urgent action is taken.2 ...
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Puffy infant suffering from respiratory distress: a clue for visual diagnosis

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Consensus recommendations for the assessment and management of idiopathic intracranial hypertension in children and young people

5 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Norwich, UK Background Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a potentially disabling condition. There is a lack of evidence and ...
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Nebulised hypertonic saline in moderate-to-severe bronchiolitis: a randomised clinical trial

Objectives To investigate whether nebulised hypertonic saline (HS) treatment would decrease length of hospital stay (LOS) among infants with moderate-to severe-bronchiolitis compared with standard ...
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Term newborns with bilious vomiting: When should they see a surgeon and how soon?

Correspondence to Simon C Blackburn, Department of Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK; ...
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Nationwide age references for sitting height, leg length, and sitting height/height ratio, and their diagnostic value for disproportionate growth disorders

Aims: To obtain age references for sitting height (SH), leg length (LL), and SH/H ratio in the Netherlands; to evaluate how SH standard deviation score (SDS), LL SDS, SH/H SDS, and SH/LL SDS are ...
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Chylothorax development in infants and children in the UK

Aim To describe the incidence, patient profile, management strategies and outcome for infants and children who developed a chylothorax in the UK. Methods A prospective study of infants and children ...