BACKGROUND Learning disability and short stature are cardinal signs of Down’s syndrome. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I), regulated by growth hormone (GH) from about 6 months of age, may be ...

Aim Given the lack of published dosing information to guide the use of bisoprolol in our paediatric cardiology patients, we assessed the safety and tolerability of initiation and maintenance doses of ...

Objective We systematically evaluated health and nutrition programmes to identify context-specific interventional packages that might help to prioritise the implementation of programmes for reducing ...

Correspondence to Dr Yasheer Venay Haripersad, Perth Children's Hospital, Nedlands, WA 6909, Australia; Yasheer.Haripersad{at}health.wa.gov.au Perth Children’s Hospital is the sole tertiary paediatric ...

In this issue’s Voices from literature article, the authors, Borgia and Calandrino, comment on Luigi Pirandello’s (1867–1936) ...

Background National and international guidelines recommend that psychosocial support should be a key component of the care offered to children and adolescents experiencing gender ...

Correspondence to Dr Andrew Mumford Bristol Heart Institute, University of Bristol, Level 7 Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK; a.mumford{at}bristol.ac.uk Purpura fulminans (PF) is a ...

Aim The Children’s Hospital Discharge Collaborative (CHDC) team are a multi-disciplinary group of staff members passionate about improving the quality and efficiency of our discharges. The aim of this ...

Correction: Role of overnight oximetry in assessing the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in typically developing children: a multicentre study ...

Health care professionals are increasingly required to base clinical decisions on the best available evidence. Evidence based medicine (EBM) is a systematic approach to clinical problem solving which ...

Objective Colchicine, derived from autumn crocus ( Colchicum autumnale ), has been used for centuries to treat arthritis.