Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in preterm babies is a serious gastrointestinal emergency with potentially devastating consequences. Prompt and accurate diagnosis continues to be a challenge for ...

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) ranges from a clinically detectable dislocation of the hip to radiologically diagnosed hip abnormalities. It is caused by both antenatal and postnatal factors.

You are the registrar on duty in the children’s emergency department. A registered children’s nurse asks you about an 18-month-old child who came in with his parents. He has been vomiting for the last ...

Oral ulceration due to aspergillus infection in an immunocompromised child.

Neonatal bradycardia is characterised by a heart rate below 80 bpm, irrespective of gestational age. It is generally self-resolving but, in some cases, represents an underlying pathology which may be ...

Childhood constipation and faecal incontinence account for about 25% of paediatric gastroenterologists’ work and are within the top 10 most common problems for general paediatricians.1 One way of ...

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic condition with a prevalence of1:10 000 -20 000 live births.1 The prevalence is higher in certain ethnic groups due to consanguineous marriages.2 It ...

“You're not healthy unless your sleep is healthy”Professor William Dement, Stanford University, one of the founders of modern sleep medicine Sleep is fundamental to good health. Healthcare ...

Shared decision-making (SDM) is a collaborative approach to healthcare decision-making that involves patients and healthcare professionals working together to make decisions that are informed by the ...

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Clustered regularly interspaced palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 is a gene-editing technology causing a major upheaval in biomedical research. It makes it possible to correct errors in the genome and ...

Determining severity of illness and undertaking an adequate risk assessment is a fundamental part of acute paediatric practice. This review highlights physiology, communication, heuristics and ...