Feeding difficulties are common in children with cerebral palsy and have an effect on growth, nutritional state, general health, social interaction and behaviour and developmental outcomes. Many ...

This review provides an overview of the use of antihistamines in children. We discuss types of histamine receptors and their mechanism of action, absorption, onset and duration of action of ...

Correspondence to Dr ES Sen, Department of Paediatric Rheumatology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Upper Maudlin Street, Bristol, BS2 8BJ, UK; ethan.sen{at}doctors.org.uk Group A streptococcus ...

A 14-year-old previously healthy adolescent presented to the emergency department in a state of confusion and agitation. He had visual hallucinations, was aggressive towards his parents and spoke in ...

Correspondence to Dr Niraj Kumar Dipak, Department of Peds & Neonatology, Dr LH Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400076, India; neonatalsciences{at}rediffmail.com A full-term (40+2/7 weeks) ...

Correspondence to Dr David King, Academic Unit of Child Health, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; d.a.king{at}sheffield.ac.uk One of the most exciting applications of ...

Correspondence to Dr Richard J Drew, Department of Microbiology, Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool L12 2AP, UK; richard.drew{at}alderhey.nhs.uk Conjunctivitis is a very common ...

Digital health education develops an understanding of the pragmatic use of digital technologies, including health apps, artificial intelligence and wearables, in the National Health Service (NHS).

Correspondence to Dr Protima Amon, Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UK; p.amon{at}qmul.ac.uk There has been an explosion in our understanding of the human ...

Codeine is a drug that until recently was widely used in children. It was endorsed by the WHO as the second step on the analgesic ladder for cancer pain and has been used routinely for postoperative ...

Correspondence to Dr Montserrat Doukrou, Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 11 floor Tower, 235 Euston Rd, London NW1 2PG, UK; ...