Leading article: Balfour Lynn looks at the evidence for, and benefits of, screening at birth for cystic fibrosis. Here.

Leading article: Hall and Williams discuss safeguarding as a broader concept than simply child protection. Here.

Leading article: Elliman and Bedford review the negative impact of poor MMR uptake on the campaign to eliminate measles.  Here.

Leading article: Crawley and Davey-Smith review the evidence for the heritability of chronic fatigue.  Here.

Leading article:  Gillis and Loughlan look at the impact that some of the metaphors used to describe paediatrics have had on the development of the speciality.  Here.

Leading article:  Novorol, Chin and Scott review the outcome of convulsive status epilepticus, concluding that the outcome is most strongly linked to the underlying cause.  Here.

 Leading article:  Smyth looks at the top ten most important trials in children, and reflects on what this means for future research into childhood disease.  Here.

Leading Article:  Keen looks at newer approaches to the management of conduct disorder, following on from the Child in Mind project.  Here.

Leading article:  Lynn and Ross look back at the first 40 years of the functioning of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit.  Here.

Leading article:  Powell discusses the consequences of the UK judgement which compelled doctors to provide care to a child with SMA.  Here.