Asthma in schools: Could teaching teachers save lives?
GP Dr Robin Carr discusses the latest Cochrane evidence on whether asthma education for teachers and other school staff could improve the care of children with asthma in schools
Category Archives: Children and young people
Yummy, yummy in my tummy, getting big with milk from mummy. Getting preterm babies feeding orally- a roundup of current evidence
In this blog for parents of preterm babies, Rufaro Ndokera looks at Cochrane evidence on ways to help preterm babies feed orally.
Magic as medicine for children with hemiplegia
Daisy Fancourt explains what can be achieved when evidence meets magic to help children with hemiplegia through the work of Breath Arts Health Research
Transition: Making jumping off a cliff easier and safer!
Arvind Nagra shares evidence and experience on empowering children and young people with long-term conditions as they move towards adult health services
Glue ear: will antibiotics help your child?
Professor Martin Burton looks at the latest evidence that might help parents and their doctors to decide whether antibiotics are worth trying for children with 'glue ear'
Rinse and repeat: fluoride mouthrinses can prevent tooth decay in children
Liv Chapman writes for parents about new Cochrane evidence on whether fluoride mouthrinses can prevent tooth decay in children
There were twins in a bed and Cochrane said “no difference…”
Should premature twins be looked after in one cot in the neonatal nursery? Anna Sutherland blogs her own experience and Cochrane evidence
Communicating with young people in hospital: how can we get it right?
We can learn from two mums of young patients, who share their stories here, and look at whether research can help us too.
Treating children with cancer: looking to the future
As more children are surviving cancer, we need research into kinder treatments
Over-the-counter treatments: do we know what works?
We look at the evidence for some common over-the-counter products
Evidently Advent Day 8: best health evidence wrapped up for the festive season!
What do Tess and family wish for...
Back to school: Cystic Fibrosis and me
Tess, aged 9, tells us what it's like to manage cystic fibrosis at school