Globally, air pollution is the greatest environmental threat to public health. As well as exacerbating climate change, which continues to degrade population health and economic activity, air pollution ...

Vapes, also known as e-cigarettes, are devices that heat a liquid solution, creating an inhalable aerosol. The majority of vapes contain nicotine, contributing to their addictive nature. There is ...

This May, the World Health Assembly (WHA) will vote on re-establishing a mandate for the WHO to address the health consequences of nuclear weapons and war.1 Health professionals and their associations ...

Inhaled foreign body (FB) Sudden onset of wheeze and/or stridor, unilateral chest findings, FB seen on radiograph, overinflation of one lobe on X-ray ...

To EXCLUDE systemic features that may indicate other causes and differentiate between herpetic and non-herpetic RAS: Continued monitoring of pain, dehydration, healing and treatment response ...

Correspondence to Dr Ben McNaughten, Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children, 180-184 Falls Road, Belfast BT12 6BE, UK; bmcnaughten095{at}hotmail.com Pica is defined as the persistent ingestion of ...

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One amber observation: Contact SHO/ANNP/Senior midwife. Verbal management plan or review. Repeat observations in 30 min. Two amber or one red observation: immediate review. NEW, newborn early warning.

Organ Examples of diseases linked with altered microbiota Microbiota-mediated changes References ...

Correspondence to Dr William Whitehouse, School of Human Development, University of Nottingham, E Floor East Block, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK; ...

Correspondence to Dr Molla Imaduddin Ahmed, Department of Paediatrics, Peterborough City Hospital, North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust, Peterborough PE3 9GZ, UK; drahmed38{at}gmail.com This quality ...

Diagnosing bacterial infection in the unwell or febrile child is a common challenge faced by all paediatricians. Despite the advent of novel molecular techniques, there is ongoing need for diagnostic ...