Paediatrics news

A mother holds her baby while he is injected in the thigh.

Emerging RSV vaccines recommended for new immunisation programme

22 June 2023, 1:03pm

Millions of infants and patients aged over 75 could...

A girl in a white T-shirt reads her blood glucose level off a smartphone held next to a sensor on her arm.

NICE approves 'life-changing' technologies for children with type II diabetes

11 May 2023, 8:52am

Children with type II diabetes are set to benefit from...

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Pharmacists allowed to supply alternative antibiotics amid ongoing supply issues

15 December 2022, 12:40pm

The government has issued serious shortage protocols...

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Government denies antibiotic shortage despite warnings from GPs and suppliers

7 December 2022, 2:53pm

The government has insisted there is no shortage of...

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Free CPD module on MIMS Learning covers invasive group A streptococcus diagnosis and prescribing

7 December 2022, 12:41pm

The learning module enables healthcare professionals...

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Antibiotic shortages reported as prescribing increases over strep A concerns

5 December 2022, 12:53pm

Pharmacists are reporting shortages of some antibiotics...

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Shortages of ADHD drug reported

26 October 2022, 3:17pm

Some strengths of the prolonged-release methylphenidate...

A boy sits on a sofa at home inhaling from a nebuliser.

MHRA warning over home use of asthma nebulisers in children

24 August 2022, 10:54am

Home use of nebulisers in paediatric asthma must be...

A healthcare professional holds a syringe in one hand while pinching a baby's thigh as they prepare to administer a vaccination.

Changes to routine vaccination schedule recommended by JCVI

8 August 2022, 12:25pm

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation...

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New peanut allergy treatment recommended by NICE

4 February 2022, 12:05pm

Children and young people with a peanut allergy are...

A young boy wearing a face mask looks away as a doctor's blue-gloved hands are seen injecting a vaccine into the boy's upper arm.

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine approved for paediatric use

10 January 2022, 3:43pm

A new lower-dose presentation of Comirnaty has been...

A woman's hand holds a blue plastic scoop full of baby milk powder above the tin she has just filled it from, with a baby bottle visible in the background.

Prescribing infant formulae made easier with new MIMS table

7 December 2021, 12:05pm

MIMS has published a quick-reference comparison table...

First obesity treatment approved for adolescents

3 November 2021, 2:59pm

Saxenda (liraglutide) can now be prescribed to treat...

Don't prescribe antibiotics for childhood chest infections, GPs advised

18 October 2021, 3:11pm

Clinicians should not prescribe antibiotics for most...

Chloramphenicol eye drops safe for under 2s, says MHRA

9 July 2021, 4:43pm

The balance between the benefits and risks of chloramphenicol...

Study links short-course oral steroids to severe adverse effects in children

12 May 2021, 11:09am

Results from a recent study showed that use of a single...

Chloramphenicol eye drop contraindication advice published

10 May 2021, 3:45pm

Advice on the contraindication for use of chloramphenicol...

Paediatric contraindication for chloramphenicol eye drops

14 April 2021, 6:45pm

Chloramphenicol eye drops should no longer be used...

Early emollient use does not prevent eczema in children, studies show

21 February 2020, 10:38am

Daily application of emollients in infancy is not effective...

Don't prescribe antibiotics for non-bullous impetigo, draft NICE guidance advises

19 August 2019, 2:22pm

Topical antiseptics are preferable to antibiotics for...