Syntheses of available evidence suggest it’s impossible to determine pros or cons Findings on puberty blockers and gender affirming therapy back those of Cass Review Major uncertainties remain about the impact of puberty blockers and gender affirming hormone therapy on children and young people with gender related distress (gender dysphoria), ...
These kids more likely to carry/use weapons and get on wrong side of the law by age of 17 Factors may explain nearly third of UK teen weapon issues + quarter of police contact cases Living with persistent poverty and/or parental mental illness throughout childhood may double the risk of ...
They offer opportunities to engage with children about healthy and disordered sleep, say researchers Some traditional fairy tales and classic children’s fiction that have soothed many a child to sleep may also provide accessible and engaging ways to discuss healthy sleep with children, suggest researchers in the Christmas issue of The ...
Disney must consider strategies to improve princesses’ wellbeing Although Disney princesses seem to live happily ever after, they face serious real world health hazards, warn experts in the Christmas issue of The BMJ. Sanne van Dijk and colleagues call on Disney to consider strategies such as mindfulness and personal protection measures ...
Vaccine uptake “consistently lower” among children in areas of higher deprivation Number of children susceptible to measles at age 5 increased 20-fold in most deprived areas Inequalities in childhood vaccination are widening in England, with uptake rates of five key vaccines consistently lower in young children living in areas of ...
Kellogg’s and Greggs have sponsored school breakfast clubs in the UK for more than two decades, reaching many thousands of primary school children Experts say tactics are highly problematic and require much greater scrutiny An investigation published by The BMJ today reveals widespread influence of food and drink brands in schools and ...
Condition currently affects estimated third of children and teens around the world Female sex, East Asian or urban area residence, and educational level influential factors Around 1 in 3 children and teens around the world is short (near)-sighted, with the global prevalence of myopia set to top 740 million cases ...
Increase parallels rises in obesity among young people Action needed to curb consumption, particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean, and sub-Saharan Africa, say researchers Children and adolescents across the world consumed on average 23% more sugar sweetened beverages (SSBs) in 2018 than they did in 1990, show the results ...
It would cut infant deaths, numbers of children in care, hospital admissions Likely have other beneficial knock-on effects on local authority and health services Most deprived regions, especially in the North East, stand to benefit the most Renewed efforts to reduce child poverty in England between now and 2033, such ...
But current practice needs to be a lot safer, insist experts There’s limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people, warn experts in an editorial, published today in the August issue ...
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