Paediatrics

Boys aged 12 and 13 years to be offered HPV vaccine from September 2019, PHE announces

From September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 years will be offered the free human papillomavirus vaccine, Public Health England has announced.…

Electronic prescribing does not prevent most harmful paediatric prescribing errors, study finds

Electronic prescribing systems in England do not prevent the majority of harmful prescribing errors from occurring in the hospital paediatric setting, study results published in The BMJ show.…

Measles vaccinations should be compulsory for pre-school children, study concludes

Measles vaccinations should be compulsory for children before they start school to help prevent the disease becoming endemic in the UK within 30 years, researchers have suggested.…

Purified CBD reduces seizures in rare form of childhood epilepsy by almost 50%, study finds

Highly purified cannabidiol at a dose of 10mg/kg/day can reduce convulsive seizures in children with Dravet syndrome by almost 50%.…

Dasotraline shows potential for improving ADHD symptom severity

A novel treatment has been found to be effective in improving symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children, such as attention and hyperactivity.…

Cannabis use in adolescence linked to depression in young adulthood

Adolescent cannabis users are over three times more likely to attempt suicide in young adulthood, according to the authors of a review published in JAMA Psychiatry.…

Obesity increases risk of childhood asthma by 29%, say researchers

Obesity is a major preventable cause of childhood asthma, conclude the authors of a study published in Paediatrics.…

Early life exposure to antibiotics and acid suppressants increases obesity risk

Exposure to antibiotics and acid suppressants in the first two years of life is associated with an increased risk of obesity later in childhood, particularly if prescribed in combination, study results show.…

Teething products containing lidocaine made P medicine

Teething products which contain lidocaine will only be sold as a pharmacy-only medicine from 2019, the UK’s drugs safety watchdog has announced.…

Vision and eye health in children

How to advise parents, dispell myths and spot the ‘red flags’ for onward referral.…

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