New evidence shows female genital mutilation is increasingly being carried out by health workers, with one in four girls undergoing the procedure at their hands.
Judith Mercer and Debra-Erickson Owens have found positive changes after a short delay in cord clamping, indicating the benefits of umbilical cord blood
When cord...
The LifE Study is investigating how our adolescent experiences influence adulthood by following the lives of individuals over the course of 30 years
The data...
The current strategy will not be enough to tackle overweight and obesity in children, insists Professor Neena Modi, President of RCPCH
This time last year...
The Be Food Smart app, Public Health England’s latest Change4Life campaign, aims to help parents make healthier food and drink choices for their children
Following...
Nikolai Pushkarev, Policy Officer at the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), outlines the importance of tackling obesity in children.
We are drowning in declarations, strategies and...
Professor Giles Vassal, President of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology outlines why it is crucial for Europe to come together and tackle and prevent...
OAG highlights the work being done by the European Agency for Special Needs and Inclusive Education to help remove education barriers for vulnerable and disabled...
New research has revealed the smoking ban has prevented thousands of children from serious illness and reduced the number of hospital admissions
The smoking ban,...
Dr Stephanie Smith, Consultant Emergency Paediatrician and spokesperson for the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the changes needed to children’s...
Dr Alistair Thomson, MindEd Consortium Executive and Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) details the importance of tackling the growing...
5,000 children have disappeared from council care over the past two years, according to figures.
Figures revealed under the Freedom of Information Act show that...
The government has announced new rules for when children go missing from home or care.
Unveiled by the Children and Families Minister Edward Timpson –...
