Yorkshire children’s charity Candlelighters: one of top three charities in UK for Governance Award
Candlelighters, a charity supporting children with cancer and their families in Yorkshire, has been shortlisted as one of the top…
Paediatrics
Sedentary Childhood Tied to Heart Damage, Light Activity Reverses Risk
Childhood sedentariness linked to premature heart damage – light physical activity reversed the risk: An increase in sedentary time from…
Children in England and Wales with the most common paediatric brain tumour now have access to new treatment
• The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended the combination therapy of dabrafenib (Finlee®) and trametinib…
Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained
Bacteria behind meningitis in babies explained: A milestone study led by University of Queensland researchers has identified the main types…
Breakthrough in child chronic respiratory diseases
Melbourne researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the…
Protein could help detect delayed concussion recovery
Protein could help detect delayed concussion recovery: Melbourne researchers have discovered a blood protein that could help detect which children…
Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children
Blood analysis predicts sepsis and organ failure in children: University of Queensland researchers have discovered a method to predict if…
Tips to reduce the risk of your child choking this Easter
As Easter approaches and supermarket aisles fill with brightly foil wrapped chocolate eggs, a heart breaking warning posted on a…
Febrile convulsions and seizures
Febrile convulsions are incredibly common in babies and small children. Fits or seizures are triggered by a rise in their…
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents
Waist-to-height ratio detects fat obesity in children and adolescents significantly better than BMI: An inexpensive measure of obesity in children…