Digital world impacts child’s development
Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE, Founder of the children's charity 5Rights discusses how growing up in a digital world directly impacts on…
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Experience one day at GOSH
Everything you’re about to see was filmed across 24 hours at Great Ormond Street Hospital and shows how your support…
Rise of Type 2 diabetes in children
There has been an alarming rise in Type 2 diabetes in children - a condition where blood sugar is poorly…
Children in cars at risk from air pollution
We have changed the law to ban smoking in cars to protect our children, but where is the law to…
4Ts of diabetes
Children need to know the warning signs of diabetes, says charity Diabetes UK. Easy to remember, the 4Ts will help…
Vaccine safety – don’t shut down the debate
I am not an apologist for Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who proposed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism…
Following baby noses for clues about asthma
Why do some children develop asthma and others don't? Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are hoping to be able…
Does my child have an eating disorder?
The first thing to remember is that weight loss may have a variety of causes, and it's important not to…
Alcohol and your children
Most people in Britain enjoy drinking in moderation and use it to good effect as a social glue and superlative…
ADHD Treatment – Why do Doctors Stimulate Hyper Kids?
One Minute Medical School expert talks about the issues surrounding drug therapies for children with ADHD. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fh2ZGAlpkug
Can drugs help obese kids?
Researchers at Teesside University have been examining drug interventions for the treatment of childhood obesity and found that, although drugs…
Through the eyes of a child
Research shows that parents – even the super-diligent ones – tend to overlook the health of their children’s eyes. Yes,…