Three papers, published in Nature*, have looked at the causes of the unexplained childhood hepatitis outbreaks which occurred in 2022. … read more
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at children and young people in the US from 0 to 19 … read more
A press release from NHS Blood and Transplant states that the number of children treated for Kawasaki disease has increased, … read more
We’ve had questions from journalists about the hepatitis cases in children, and some indicated a Q&A press briefing would be … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an update, including a technical briefing document, on the ongoing investigation into higher … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued an update on the ongoing investigation into higher than usual rates of liver … read more
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected higher than usual rates of liver inflammation (hepatitis) in children. Prof … read more
There is some very early UK data looking at hospitalisations in children with Covid-19, comparing Omicron to Delta. The data … read more
Two papers, published this afternoon in the latest batch of SAGE documents, provide early data on omicron and hospitalisations in … read more
A case series published in BMJ Paediatrics Open looks at the use of medical cannabis for severe treatment resistant epilepsy … read more
A study accepted for publication by Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine carries out a risk-benefit analysis for vaccinating … read more
A study, published in JAMA Paediatrics, looked at the effect of a pre-emptive intervention in children showing early signs of autism on … read more
While most children are diagnosed with autism around 3 years of age, this new study aimed to look at children … read more
The scientists running the Com-COV trial have launched a new study of COVID-19 vaccination schedules in young people aged 12 … read more
We put on a Q&A so science and health journalists could ask their questions to paediatricians and vaccine experts on … read more
A preprint, unpublished non-peer reviewed data, from the CLoCk study, looks at the physical and mental health of children and … read more
A new study of nearly 7,000 children and young people in England has shed more light on the prevalence and … read more
A study published in Archives of Disease in Childhood looks at the side effects of vaccination with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine … read more
A study published in JAMA Cardiology looks at the association of myocarditis with Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in a case series … read more
Scientists from King’s College London using data from the COVID Symptom Study smartphone app (ZOE/KCL) have done a study looking … read more
