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Glue EarGlue ear is when a child's middle ear fills with sticky fluid behind the ear drum. A common condition, glue ear usually goes undetected, as it's not an obvious condition from the outside.
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The Association Between Obesity and COVID-19 Severity in Children Differed Between SARS-CoV-2 Variants: A Multicountry Hospital-based Observational StudyObesity was a risk factor for severe COVID-19 in children during early outbreaks of ancestral SARS-CoV-2 and the Delta variant. However, the relationship between obesity and COVID-19 severity during the Omicron wave remains unclear.
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“I don't really exist here”: A reflexive thematic analysis of dissociative symptoms described by adolescents and their parents and cliniciansDissociative symptoms are associated with a range of negative outcomes, yet little is understood about how adolescents experience dissociation in their daily lives. This study aimed to describe adolescents’ dissociative symptoms from the perspective of adolescents, their parents, and their treating clinicians.
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Nudging towards COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in children with medically at-risk conditionsNon-coercive 'nudge' interventions have shown the potential to promote health behaviours. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of nudge interventions on COVID-19/influenza vaccine uptake among children with medically at-risk conditions.
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Perth campaign aims to raise awareness of dangers of a chronic wet cough in Aboriginal childrenAn intensive health promotion campaign which aims to raise awareness of the dangers of a chronic wet cough in Aboriginal children launched this month in Perth.
Here are some of the most common questions about phage, phage therapy and antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Elastase exocytosis by airway neutrophils is associated with early lung damage in children with cystic fibrosis Abstact Rationale: Neutrophils are
by Dr Shivanthan Shanthikumar
Fighting pseudomonas aeruginosa and nontypeable haemophilus influenzae biofilms with host defence peptide as a novel step forward in the treatment of
Air trapping in early cystic fibrosis lung disease—Does CT tell the full story? Abstract Introduction: Mosaic attenuation on expiratory chest