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Addressing and preventing choking emergencies

Addressing and preventing choking emergencies

Ashley Martin, Public Health Officer at the UK’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents, tells HEQ about the risk and prevention of choking. The...
Improving UK baby and child development with digitised health records

Improving UK baby and child development with digitised health records

New, digitised child health records are to be introduced following the publication of a UK government review which aims to help babies and children...
Mother and newborn COVID-19 separation puts baby at risk of death

Mother and newborn COVID-19 separation puts baby at risk of death

A new survey has highlighted an increased need for mother and baby skin-on-skin contact during COVID-19, as many newborns are being put at risk...
UK mental health support funding boost for children and young people

UK mental health support funding boost for children and young people

The UK is boosting mental health support for children and young people with £79m of funding. The UK government is providing mental health funding to...
Identifying autism blood biomarkers with machine learning

Identifying autism blood biomarkers with machine learning

Researchers have identified a group of blood biomarkers that could help lead to an earlier diagnosis of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The UT...
Pregnant women pass protective COVID-19 antibodies to babies

Pregnant women pass protective COVID-19 antibodies to babies

A new study has discovered that pregnant women transfer antibodies that protect against the COVID-19 virus to their babies whilst in the womb. The study...
Smart inhaler could improve asthma management

Smart inhaler could improve asthma management

A new study has demonstrated that asthma inhalers that use sensors could contribute to better management of the condition and improved quality of life. Northwestern...
Global opioid stewardship and managing chronic pain in children

Global opioid stewardship and managing chronic pain in children

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new guidelines for managing chronic pain in children and highlighted the importance of opioid stewardship to address...
Health of women and children affected by armed conflict not addressed

Health of women and children affected by armed conflict not addressed

New estimates have revealed that the health needs of 630 million women and children affected by armed conflict across the globe are not being...
Health and wellbeing fund to give babies best start in life

Health and wellbeing fund to give babies best start in life

A new Health and Wellbeing Fund will go towards supporting projects in the UK that aim to reduce health inequalities for new mothers and...
Third of pregnant women not vaccinated against whooping cough

Third of pregnant women not vaccinated against whooping cough

New research has shown that despite whooping cough being highly contagious and serious for new-born babies, up to one third of women in the...
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£6m project to investigate role of food in child and environmental health

UK universities will be leading a £6m project to study food and health with an aim to improve the health of future generations and...
medical needs of children

Addressing the medical needs of children in Europe

A progress report on the development of the European Commission (EC) and European Medicines Agency (EMA) Action Plan on Paediatrics has been published, highlighting in particular, strategies to address the medical needs of children 
Pregnant women excluded from three quarters of COVID-19 trials

Pregnant women excluded from three quarters of COVID-19 trials

New data has shown that pregnant women are being excluded from three quarters of COVID-19 treatment trials despite being one of the most in-need...
Supporting schools to reopen and prepare for COVID-19 resurgences

Supporting schools to re-open and prepare for COVID-19 resurgences

The World Health Organization (WHO) has created a new checklist that will help schools to re-open and prepare for possible COVID-19 resurgences. The checklist contains...
The mystery of stone babies: medical background about lithopaedions

The mystery of stone babies: medical background about lithopaedions

This eBook discusses the mystery of ‘stone babies’, knowns as lithopaedions, based on the Pathological-Anatomical Collection located in the Fool’s Tower in Vienna. Lithopaedion is...
Meningococcus B vaccine shows 79% effectiveness

Meningococcus B vaccine shows 79% effectiveness

A vaccine for the deadly Meningococcus B has been shown to have 79% effectiveness in patients under the age of 18. Meningococcus group B is...
Families’ plea to end fight for NHS access to medical cannabis

Families’ plea to end fight for NHS access to medical cannabis

The families of 25 children and young people suffering from severe epilepsy have written an open letter to the Prime Minister pleading for him...
New COVID-19 infection control approach is needed to keep schools open

New COVID-19 infection control approach is needed to keep schools open

Governments are being urged rethink policies on COVID-19 infection control if primary schools are to be kept open this winter. Schools across the country have...
European Commission approves epilepsy medicine to treat children

European Commission approves epilepsy medicine to treat children

The European Commission has approved expanding the indication of anti-epileptic agent Fycompa to include the treatment of children with epilepsy. The European Commission (EC) has...

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