Autism and mental health
Studies show that around 79% of autistic people have mental health issues and rate their anxiety as the number one problem in their lives. 63%...
Paediatrics
The Paediatrics category focuses on the health and wellbeing of infants, children and adolescents. It offers evidence-informed insight into child development, common conditions, preventive care and emerging research affecting young lives. From practical guidance for parents and carers to clinical perspectives for healthcare professionals, this category aims to support healthy growth and optimise outcomes across childhood.
Vaccine safety – don’t shut down the debate
I am not an apologist for Andrew Wakefield, the doctor who proposed a link between the MMR vaccine and autism via the guts nearly 20...
Following baby noses for clues about asthma
Why do some children develop asthma and others don't? Scientists at the University of Aberdeen are hoping to be able to answer this question when...
Monitoring pregnancy and labour
Scans are used in pregnancy to determine the growth and health of the foetus. Ultrasound measurements have been commonly used to detect fetal macrosomia, when...
Eggs after weaning
Parents were once encouraged by health experts to avoid giving their weaned babies certain 'high risk' foods to reduce the risk of their offspring developing potentially life-threatening...
The boon of midwifery
Midwifery has a very important role to play in helping to solve some really big problems that affect women and their babies around the world....
Cutting out fertility myths
Women who have had their appendixes removed are actually more likely to conceive a child afterwards, rather than less. This is what our latest large-scale...
Bs for later babies
Mums are choosing to have their babies later in life. As a GP, I see a growing number of women in their 30s and 40s who...
Bad brains
Bad behaviour may be wired into adolescent brains early in life, according to a study which we published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Young men...
Feverish children – bacteria or virus?
Every year, thousands of children throughout Britain are taken to their local GP or A&E with a high temperature. They may have no other symptoms...
