Paediatrics news

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

Emerging RSV vaccines recommended for new immunisation programme

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

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

A child takes a spoonful of medicine.

Pharmacists allowed to supply alternative antibiotics amid ongoing supply issues

The government has issued serious shortage protocols...

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Government denies antibiotic shortage despite warnings from GPs and suppliers

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

The learning module enables healthcare professionals...

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Antibiotic shortages reported as prescribing increases over strep A concerns

Pharmacists are reporting shortages of some antibiotics...

A child takes a pill.

Shortages of ADHD drug reported

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

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

The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation...

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New peanut allergy treatment recommended by NICE

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

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

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

First obesity treatment approved for adolescents

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

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

Clinicians should not prescribe antibiotics for most...

Chloramphenicol eye drops safe for under 2s, says MHRA

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

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

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

Chloramphenicol eye drop contraindication advice published

Advice on the contraindication for use of chloramphenicol...

Paediatric contraindication for chloramphenicol eye drops

Chloramphenicol eye drops should no longer be used...

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

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

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

Topical antiseptics are preferable to antibiotics for...