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Bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Rationale for a pathophysiological rather than treatment based approach to diagnosisThis review describes the evolution of bronchopulmonary dysplasia definitions, evaluates the benefits and limitations of each approach
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Priorities for improved management of acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart diseaseThe results suggest that timely injection and patient education are priorities for managing ARF and RHD, particularly focusing on child-to-adult transition care.
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Measuring early childhood development in multiple contexts: the internal factor structure and reliability of the early Human Capability Index in seven countriesFindings support the aims of the early Human Capability Index in being adaptable and applicable for use within a range of low and middle income countries
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General practitioners’ perceptions of their communication with Australian Aboriginal patients with acquired neurogenic communication disordersGPs report difficulty recognising acquired communication disorders and their lack of prioritising assessment and treatment of communication ability after brain injur
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Early-life exposure to electronic cigarettes: cause for concernThere are a multitude of ways that, with respect to early-life exposures and health, electronic nicotine delivery systems are a cause for concern
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A Qualitative Exploration of Electronic Image Sharing Among Young People: Navigating the Issues of Conformity, Trust, Intention, and ReputationThis research sought to explore the main factors affecting young people's image-sharing behaviors, particularly in the context of peer relationships and norms
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Increased facial asymmetry in autism spectrum conditions is associated with symptom presentationSignificantly greater depth-wise facial asymmetry was identified in autistic children relative to the two comparison groups
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Genome-wide meta-analysis of macronutrient intake of 91,114 European ancestry participants from the cohorts for heart and aging research in genomic epidemiologyHere, we identifyied 12 suggestively significant loci associated with intake of any macronutrient in 91,114 European ancestry participants
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Lessons learned in the development of sustained release penicillin drug delivery systems for the prophylactic treatment of rheumatic heart disease (RHD)The current prophylactic treatment to prevent rheumatic heart disease requires four-weekly intramuscular injection of a suspension of the poorly soluble benzathine salt form of penicillin G (BPG) often for more than 10 years. In seeking to reduce the frequency of administration to improve adherence, biodegradable polymer matrices have been investigated.
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How ‘healthy’ do children really need to be? Going beyond the limitsThe authors assessed the impact of including preschool‐aged children with a history of preterm birth, early life wheeze, asthma diagnoses and/or recent respiratory symptoms in healthy reference ranges for respiratory impedance using the forced oscillation technique (FOT).