Blast Damaged Children – World Extreme Medicine
One in six children in the world live in a conflict zones and are seven times more likely to die…
Paediatrics
High-Fat Maternal Diet Can Cause Brain Damage in the Unborn Child
A study team at MedUni Vienna’s Center for Brain Research has found that high-fat maternal diets can cause life-long changes…
Thrombosis: Anticoagulant Rivaroxaban Soon Available for Children
Medicines can have different effects in children than in adults, which is not just a question of the right dose.…
The Toxicity of Aluminium Adjuvants
It would seem that I am a rare breed. I research the safety of aluminium adjuvants used in vaccines (See;…
Precision Medicine for Children with Cancer
NHS pilot found half of children had mutations in their tumours that would be targetable by drugs available for adults…
Active Children Perform Better at Primary School
Keele academics have lent their expertise to a pilot project designed to improve local children’s health and wellbeing. Councillor Dr…
Charity Launched to Support Separation of Conjoined Twins Following Landmark Surgery in London
Gemini Untwined will fund treatment and further our understanding of craniopagus conjoined children around the world Launch follows successful separation…
Children from Deprived Areas Six Times More Exposed to Tobacco Retail
Children from the most income deprived areas experienced similar exposure to tobacco retailing in one day as children from the…
New Evidence Questions Use of Saline Fluids to Resuscitate Critically Ill Children with sepsis
Doctors have urged hospitals around the world to reconsider the type of fluids used to treat children gravely ill with…
Rainbow Badges across the NHS
Last year, the Evelina London Children's Hospital, part of Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital Trust, became the first hospital in…