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Puberty & Other Issues In The Teenage Years!

We will be providing an occasional series of articles on “The teenage Years” which strictly speaking is a prolonged period of transition ...

Dr Nitin Shastri, Consultant Paediatrician

What Is Croup & Who Is Most at Risk?

Croup is most commonly the result of an infectious respiratory illness. It causes a change in breathing causing a brassy, barking cough. ...

Dr Andy Raffles

Return to School & Preschool (2020)

Right now, there is a major focus on schools, not least because pupils in Scotland have returned to full time education. The situation i...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

Nosebleeds (Epistaxis)

What is a nosebleed? A nosebleed is bleeding from the delicate nasal membranes inside the nose, caused by broken blood vessels. The medi...

Dr Inyang Takon

Neurodevelopmental Assessments Via Video Consultations - How Well Does This Work?

The ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic has led to changes in the way non-emergency healthcare is being delivered. Developmental Paediatricians ha...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

Multisystem Hyperinflammatory State in Children

Many of you will have been worried by the recent news stories around a possible rise in a new multi-system inflammatory affecting childre...

Dr Andy Raffles

Slapped Cheek?!

You may have received a letter from the nursery or school saying that there has been an outbreak of Slapped Cheek Disease but what is thi...

Dr Andy Raffles

My baby's head shape looks odd

Head shapes in baby are a frequent cause of anxiety, and rarely is there anything to worry about. Ventouse delivery is delivery with a s...

Dr Andy Raffles

Alternatives to Milk Formula - When & Which to Use?

Breast milk is best for babies. It provides all the nourishment that a young baby needs, as well as many other non-nutritive factors such...

Dr Andy Raffles

Behavioural Challenges in Young Infants

Every baby is unique and develops their motor, cognitive (learning), visual and auditory and speech and language skills at their own rate...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

Coronavirus (Covid19)

The following describes what we know as of early February 2020 regarding the clinical presentation of patients with confirmed infection d...

Dr Andy Raffles

Ear Piercing and your child

If you wish to have your baby's ears pierced, it is worth considering the safety issues and the small risk of infection. With these in mi...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

Bronchiolitis

Cause: Bronchiolitis is a common viral infection of the small airways (bronchioles). Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) causes 80% of thes...

Dr Inyang Takon

Clumsy, Poorly coordinated and Poor Organisational Skills: What could be wrong with my child??

Motor coordination difficulties are common in children and could result in children struggling to achieve at home and school. Development...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

Help - I have an Emergency?

Inquisitive kids will try to eat anything - the good, the bad and the poisonous! What to do? About half of incidents reported to poison-c...

Dr Andy Raffles

My head hurts! - headaches explained

Headaches in children are common and usually aren't serious. Similar to adults, children can develop different types of headaches, includ...

Dr Austin Isaacs

Molluscum Contagiosum

Molluscum contagiosum (MC) is a viral infection that affects the skin and is quite common in children between 1 and 12 years. There can ...

Dr Claudine DeMunter

My baby looks yellow! Jaundice explained

Newborn jaundice is common and usually harmless! It appears at about 3 days after birth and disappears by 2 weeks of age. In prematur...

Dr Andy Raffles

Fever in Babies and Young Children (febrile illness/pyrexia)

At some point, your baby will almost certainly develop a high temperature. The average baby has around 7 viral illnesses a year, resulti...

Dr Andy Raffles

Belly Button (Umbilicus) Worries

What exactly is the belly button? During pregnancy the placenta and developing baby are connected to each other by the umbilical cord. T...

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