This review provides an overview of the use of antihistamines in children. We discuss types of histamine receptors and their mechanism of action, absorption, onset and duration of action of ...

Next generation sequencing (NGS), massively parallel or deep sequencing are related terms that describe a DNA sequencing technology which has revolutionised genomic research. Using NGS an entire human ...

Department of Paediatric Neurosciences, Evelina Children's Hospital, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Foundation NHS Trust, London, UK Correspondence to Dr Charlie B R Fairhurst, Department of Paediatric ...

Correspondence to Dr Tessa Davis, Department of Paediatric Emergency, Sydney Children's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; tessardavis{at}me.com The National Institute for Health and Care ...

Digital health education develops an understanding of the pragmatic use of digital technologies, including health apps, artificial intelligence and wearables, in the National Health Service (NHS).

Abusive head trauma (AHT) affects one in 4000–5000 infants every year and is one of the most serious forms of physical child abuse that has a high associated mortality and morbidity. Differentiating ...

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 Montserrat Doukrou, Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 11 floor Tower, 235 Euston Rd, London NW1 2PG, UK; ...

In paediatric practice feeding, eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties are present in up to 1% of children. Dysphagia is any disruption to the swallow sequence that results in compromise to the ...

Correspondence to Dr Edna F Roche, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; ROCHEEF{at}tcd.ie Children can present with ...

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 ...

Correspondence to Dr Elaine S Ramsay, Department of Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 34th and Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA; RamsayE{at}email.chop.edu The ...