From research to legislation: improving allergy safety in schools
Strengthening the case for Benedict’s Law through evidence and advocacy Research in Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC), published by BMJ Group, has helped inform national policy on child safety...
Food Standards Agency cautions on glycerol in slush drinks after study findings
In this warmer weather, a slushie might seem like the perfect cool down for younger children - but research published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood found that some children became acutely unwell...
From Monash Health to Martha’s Rule: recognising deterioration earlier by partnering with families
How connections made at the International Forum accelerated international change In 2020, Australia's largest public health service, Monash Health, began work to improve recognition of paediatric deterioration by partnering more closely with...
‘Renaissance era’ diagnosis of scurvy in today’s bariatric population
BMJ Case Reports: spotlight on nutritional safety The BMJ Case Report, "Scurvy – a re-emerging disease with the rising cost of living and number of bariatric surgical procedures”, arose when a man...
Raising awareness of a rare but serious risk linked to menstrual cup use
When Dr Clara Maarup Prip, a urologist and gynaecologist at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark, encountered a rare case of kidney swelling (ureterohydronephrosis) caused by a menstrual cup, it was unlike anything she had seen...
