Surgical management of cancer-related lymphedema
Swelling of the limbs (lymphedema) can occur as a consequence of previous cancer treatment and can result in significant long-term physical and… Read more »
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Healthy child, healthy future: Highlights from RCPCH conference 2017
BMC Pediatrics had the pleasure of attending the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) annual conference which took place in… Read more »
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Highlights of the BMC-series: July 2017
Food hypersensitivity and eating out • Neurological symptom assessment in Wilson’s disease • 3D visualization of live… Read more »
Protecting the next generation from Hepatitis B
Today, the 28th of July, is World Hepatitis Day and this year’s theme is 'Eliminate Hepatitis’. One critical aspect of the… Read more »
Accelerating ethics review during disease outbreaks: what we can learn from West Africa’s Ebola Outbreak
During public health emergencies, potential treatments must be studied in a timely manner while also maintaining ethical… Read more »
Machine Learning to Predict Childhood PTSD
More than 20% of children in the United States will experience a traumatic event before they are 16 years old, but some will go on… Read more »
Highlights of the BMC-series: June 2017
Results-free peer review • consumption of wine and glass size • euthanasia for psychiatric disorders or dementia • gut… Read more »
Vulnerability: Newly arrived immigrant and refugee children and the right to good health
A recently published study in BMC Pediatrics, which examined immigrant and refugee children at a tertiary children’s hospital in… Read more »
Euthanasia for people with psychiatric disorders or dementia
Euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, such as those suffering from psychiatric disorders or dementia, has been legal… Read more »
The bumpy transition from student to junior doctor – an unseen struggle
A recently published article in BMC Medical Education exposes the personal detriments that professionals experience as they… Read more »