Despite almost 40 years of favourable safety data on daily recombinant human growth hormone treatment, many questions persist. In The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, authors explore controversies, complexities, & future directions of childhood growth hormone treatments: hubs.li/Q02FfY1b0

The current #antimicrobial drug development pipeline is out of sync with the disproportionately high burden of infectious diseases & #AntimicrobialResistance in #children, esp #infants Read more in our new Editorial: thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Among #children & #adolescents with uncomplicated bone & joint infections, initial oral #antibiotics was non-inferior to initial intravenous antibiotics followed by oral therapy New RCT results here: thelancet.com/journals/lanch… #pedsID

"Giving kids a seat at the table and a voice in decisions about their #health and #wellbeing is important" Kid Governor aims to familiarise #children with #elections and #voting around issues that are important to them More here: thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

Jason's disability did not close doors but opened up a new world that he shares with us Jules Morgan reviews Jason and the Adventure of 254 Wellcome Collection thelancet.com/journals/lanch…

NEW Patient Voice Fighting to be heard—a painful journey of misdiagnoses thelancet.com/journals/lanrh…

🚨 Happy to share our newest HarvardGlobalSurgery Team 🇧🇷 Article 📄 Frequency of splenectomy for #pediatric splenic injury in #Brazil Thank you The Lancet Reg Health-Americas 🔗 thelancet.com/journals/lanam… #MedTwitter #Research Luiza Telles Júlia Loyola Ferreira Matheus D. Faleiro Fabio Botelho, MD, MSc

New in Perspectives – The Arts: Together and apart: experiences of childhood brain tumour #childhoodcancer #braincancer QUT Design Lab Children's Health Queensland Kate Young thelancet.com/journals/lanon…

A quarter of girls aged 15–19 years who have been in a relationship experience violence from their partner at least once, World Health Organization (WHO) global study in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health suggests. Authors call for policies and programmes that increase and ensure gender equality: hubs.li/Q02JlwZZ0

Our August issue is live now! Trials on immune thrombocytopenia (on the cover, by Sam Falconer) , follicular lymphoma, and paediatric chronic graft-versus-host disease, first consensus recommendations for Evans syndrome, and more! Explore it here thelancet.com/journals/lanha…

Viewpoint: Changing patterns of #health risk in #adolescence, implications for health policy thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…

NEW Research: Effect of wearable activity trackers on physical activity in children and adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Read it here: buff.ly/3WT0SKv

Sepsis is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. A new The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health and The Lancet Digital Health Series calls for strengthened collaboration and tailored initiatives to end sepsis as a threat to child health globally. 🔗 thelancet.com/series/paediat…

World Health Organization (WHO) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance Mpox in 2024: In response to the emerging situation, The Lancet Group has reinstated its dedicated Mpox Collection. Access relevant content from across our journals, for free ▶️ hubs.li/Q02Lz6-00

Our Sept issue marks our 5th anniversary!🥳 Including #LowBackPain, pneumococcal #vaccination, #JIA, #Sjögrens disease, plus much more! thelancet.com/journals/lanrh… Cover by Chiara Vercesi A huge thank you to all of our contributors over the past 5 years!

Increasing use of digital media & devices by children is raising concerns around the negative effects it can have on their health & wellbeing. In The Lancet Public Health, authors argue that a public health approach is required to protect children from digital harms: hubs.li/Q02LTdwz0

New—Paediatric thyroid lesions: lessons from recent guidelines thelancet.com/journals/landi… #thyroid

In our September issue: Biljana Horn and colleagues report results of ATTeST, a phase 3 randomised trial of intra-erythrocyte dexamethasone sodium phosphate in children with ataxia telangiectasia thelancet.com/journals/laneu…

ICYMI: a Comment on the need for responsive caregiving indicators to facilitate policies and programmes to support children (free w/ registration) thelancet.com/journals/lanch…