In creating a locally-appropriate tool for developmental assessment in Malawi it was found that the gross motor assessments were generalisable, but the social aspects were much more culture specific.  Here.

In a trial of 29 children with bronchiolitis and hypercapnia, randomised to CPAP versus standard treatment with crossover at 12 hours, those getting CPAP had an average 1 kPa fall in CO2, and those who got CPAP first had a larger CO2 fall than those who got it second. Here.

Of 138 families of children with Down Syndrome at age 2, only 80% were in receipt of UK social service support which should be available to all such children. Here.

In a series of 19 patients with very severe SLE the use of rituximab, an agent which depletes B cells, was helpful in controlling symptoms. Here.

In a survey of UK school entry hearing screening services, there is a small yield for hearing loss which may indicate the importance of a continuing role for this sort of screening. Here.