Gender healthcare: Six new services for children and teenagers to open in England by 2026
Up to six new regional centres will open in England by 2026, in addition to…
Category: Paediatrics
Puberty blockers: BMA calls for lifting of ban on prescribing to children
The BMA has called for a pause in the government’s ban on the prescribing of…
Ban on puberty blockers is lawful, rules High Court judge
Emergency legislation banning the supply of puberty blockers in England, Scotland, and Wales to under…
Deceptive “copycat” cannabinoid snacks are putting children at risk, US agency warns
Companies are “putting the health of young children at risk” by illegally selling “copycat” food…
Consultant tells court that fear of reprisal from management stopped him reporting Letby to police
A consultant paediatrician has told a court that he discovered the nurse Lucy Letby doing…
Gaza: Paediatricians call on UK government to stop selling arms to Israel
Paediatricians and child health professionals are urging the UK government to stop selling arms to…
Smacking: Paediatricians call for ban in England and Northern Ireland
The Royal College of Paediatricians and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the removal of…
Paediatric waiting lists in Northern Ireland are a “catastrophe,” say doctors
The number of children waiting for an outpatient appointment in Northern Ireland has increased by…
Midwifery conference is criticised over formula milk sponsors
Organisers of the British Journal of Midwifery’s annual conference, which is set to take place…
Midwifery conference is criticised over formula milk sponsors
Organisers of the British Journal of Midwifery’s annual conference, which is set to take place…
Co-sleeping was a factor in quarter of Scotland’s infant deaths in 2023
A warning has been issued to adults about the dangers of sleeping alongside newborn babies,…
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital gets new mental health unit
bmj;383/nov15_2/p2662/FAF1faGareth JonesAlder Hey Children’s Hospital in Liverpool has opened a new specialist mental health inpatient…
Coroner alerts health secretary to another case where second opinion could have prevented child’s death
The senior coroner who presided over Martha Mills’s inquest1 has alerted the health and social…
Neuroscience or stealth marketing? Experts alarmed at free Barbies for primary schools to teach social skills
The toy company Mattel has been criticised for “stealth marketing” after giving away free Barbie…
Doctor who referred boy for experimental probe and unnecessary treatment is suspended for 12 months
A doctor has been suspended for 12 months for referring a 6 year old boy…
Paediatricians condemn “national scandal” of 400 000 children waiting for treatment
The number of children on the waiting list for consultant led paediatric treatment has reached…
Janet Anderson: paediatrician who developed training in the UK and overseas
bmj;381/may10_19/p1057/FAF1faJanet Anderson’s retirement in 2007 was marked by an early day motion in the House…
Formula milk companies are exploiting legal loopholes, say campaigners
Formula companies are exploiting legal loopholes by selling infant milks that should be available only…
The challenges of doing paediatric research during the first year of the covid-19 pandemic
At the beginning of 2020, healthcare professionals were facing an unexpected surge in covid-19 cases…
Paediatrician who tried to hide cause of child’s death from hyponatraemia 26 years ago is struck off
A consultant paediatrician has been struck off the UK medical register for dishonestly misleading an…
Efforts to limit global heating to 1.5{degrees}C are “well off track,” analysts warn
Experts are warning that delays to planned climate action are hampering efforts to achieve numerous…
Judge rebukes expert witness in injured baby case for series of failings
A leading neuroradiologist who was an expert witness in an injured baby case has been…
US transgender health guidelines leave age of treatment initiation open to clinical judgment
New clinical guidelines that will influence the care of transgender people in the US and…
Stepping away from the formula milk industry: five minutes with . . . Maeve Kelleher
“In my very early career I didn’t really think about it—I just thought formula companies…
Baby who was pronounced dead has since begun to breathe, High Court judge discloses
A three month old baby who was given several brain stem tests and pronounced dead…
Sure Start children’s centres prevented 13 000 hospital admissions a year, study estimates
Around 13 000 admissions of children to hospital each year were likely to have been…
Names of doctors who advised withdrawing treatment from babies should not be disclosed, says judge
Two sets of parents who fought court battles to try to stop doctors withdrawing life…
Puberty blockers do not alleviate negative thoughts in children with gender dysphoria, finds study
Puberty blockers used to treat children aged 12 to 15 who have severe and persistent…
Vulnerable children were harmed by charity’s “systemic” failures, inquiry finds
Serious mismanagement and systemic failures of governance at the Royal National Institute of Blind People…
NHS trust was negligent in failing to recognise child’s serious bacterial infection, says High Court
A High Court judge has ruled that an NHS trust was negligent in failing to…
Hospital trust at centre of inquiry into babies’ deaths to repay {pound}1m it received for “good care”
A hospital trust at the centre of an investigation into avoidable deaths of babies is…
Trump administration moves to lower nutrition standards in schools
Donald Trump’s administration has announced plans to roll back US school food nutrition standards introduced…
Coca-Cola marketing to children is “serious public health concern,” researchers warn
Two major campaigns from Coca-Cola were targeted at teenagers and mothers and used social media…