The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health

🆕 Our February issue is now live at https://lnkd.in/dBGmF3Qp 💡 Our editorial highlights the need to open our minds to new research approaches and discusses a toolbox for innovative and modern paediatric research exemplified by 3 articles in the issue: adaptive platform trials for #PerinatalResearch and #PretermBirth interventions; the value of #Nof1 trials; and building collaborative research networks for #PaediatricCriticalCare https://lnkd.in/dyWDGBgz https://lnkd.in/dX8s_BMX https://lnkd.in/d2mH-xB4 📊 We have original research on international benchmarking for #ChildhoodCancer, a systematic review and IPD-meta on multidrug and rifampicin resistant #tuberculosis in #Children, rising admissions to acute medical wards in England for #MentalHealth concerns among #children and #adolescents, and the BATCH trial of pro-calcitonin guided #antibiotic treatment duration for bacterial infections. 📖 Our Reflections section includes a profile on Patricia Young and her advocacy for children in #HumanitarianCrises, a review of the documentary #Daughters and the impact imprisonment of #Fathers has on the next generation, and the political will to tackle #ChildhoodViolence in #LatinAmerica. And a Comment on built environment policy for #Adolescent #MentalHealth rounds out this month's issue. Thank you to our dedicated authors, its a privilege to work with you Brett J. Manley Clare Whitehead Luregn Schlapbach Laura Botta Kathy Pritchard-Jones Anthony Garcia-Prats Cherry-Ann Waldron Enitan Carrol (and those not on LinkedIn) 😊 Alt: Journal issue cover with artwork of blue sky with clouds, mountains and a tree in the foreground

🚸 Front of mind in our forthcoming April issue is how #children again are caught in the cross-fire of current geopolitical decisions 🚸 Published online ahead of the April issue: 📖 Our Editorial discusses how #America's children deserve a credible plan for better health https://lnkd.in/dd-ik3Xp 🌍 And we reflect on how the USAID funding freeze is affecting #children globally https://lnkd.in/dJW6J33c #Children #GlobalChildHealth #ChildAndAdolescentHealth

🌎 America's #children deserve a credible plan for better health 🌎 📣 Last night we published our April editorial a little early to draw attention to the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission established by US President Donald Trump in an executive order on Feb 13, 2025. The so-called MAHA Commission has an initial focus on children: a timely and bold ambition to 2understand and…[end] childhood chronic disease". But details available so far are worrying and could undermine, rather than improve, child health in the USA. A government serious about child health and tackling childhood chronic illness would emphasise a holistic approach, including both prevention and treatment; would be inclusive, ensuring all children in America could benefit from access to new research findings; and would champion vaccine uptake. But the executive order, and concurrent actions by government officials, show this will not be the case. To reverse the trajectory of poor health, America's children deserve a credible plan built on solid science and a commitment to meeting young people's needs in all their diversity. Heightened pressure from all stakeholders—including organised action from parents and young people—must hold the US Government to account and ensure the MAHA Commission serves America's children. It's free (with registration at lancet.com) to read👉 https://bit.ly/43y9cD0

✨ Exciting new Lancet role ✨ This autumn, The Lancet Group will launch an open-access journal dedicated to the unique health challenges on the #African continent: The Lancet Regional Health—Africa. To lead this important endeavour, we are searching for an Editor-in-Chief—someone with a good understanding of ✅ The challenges facing health care across Africa ✅ The dependencies and nuances within and between countries ✅ A well-established network of colleagues established during their time working in medicine or medical research The Editor-in-Chief will ensure all content meets the rigorous standards of external peer review and that expected by our readers. This will be a full-time, in-house position, based in Cape Town, South Africa. Think you or someone you know is the ideal candidate? Find out more and apply here 👉 bit.ly/3Xp919w

🎙️ This month The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is in conversation with Deborah Fry about #OnlineChildhoodSexualExploitationAndAbuse Takeaways: 📊 #OCSEA is closer to all of us than we think - 1 in 12 children report OCSEA in the past year and 1 in 6 in their lifetime (<18 years). 🛟 "It happens because we allow it to happen" - we all need to open the way for non-judgemental conversations with children and young people about #OCSEA and we need to expect "safety by design" in online platforms, the same way we expect safety in our homes, workplaces, roads, appliances, and medicines we use. Listen at the link below or wherever you get your podcasts and find the related article estimating global prevalence of OCSEA here https://lnkd.in/dJ-yr2uK Deborah Fry Childlight - Global Child Safety Institute The University of Edinburgh https://lnkd.in/d_b3ZnBU

The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health is joining a new platform 🦋    You can now also find us on Bluesky ➡️ https://lnkd.in/equgmRCU   Our editors post about our published research, review, and opinion pieces to promote health from the fetal period to young adulthood and timely topics of interest for the child and adolescent health community – follow us! 

🆕 Our March 2025 issue is here 😀 https://lnkd.in/dBGmF3Qp 🔦 Our editorial highlights the considerable burden of #Appendicitis and how it warrants more than the peripheral attention it currently receives in child and adolescent health research and programmes. 🌟 We say a very sincere #ThankYou to our #PeerReviewers and contributors in 2024. 📊 We have original research on early childhood development following #SARSCoV2 infection and #COVID19 vaccination in #pregnancy, trajectories of airflow limitation from childhood to early adulthood, and prevalence estimates and nature of online child sexual exploitation and abuse #OCSEA (with a podcast) 🔖 Comments tackle the topics of #Children not being only future producers and customers: a plea for the moral imperative of acting #Now, and the urgent need to expand access to improved treatment for children with #MDRTB 🪞 We have Reflections on #ToxicAir being the biggest environmental killer of children in #Europe and #CentralAsia, children’s need for space and support to talk about their experiences of #PaediatricPain, and a profile on Daniela Ligiero who is driving action to #EndViolenceAgainstChildren A very big thank you to all the authors, writers, reviewers and other contributors to this issue 🙏 #ChildAndAdolescentHealth #ChildHealth #AdolescentHealth #Paediatrics #Pediatrics Alt text: The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health journal cover for Volume 9, Issue 3, March 2025 with a child's painting of pink, yellow, white and blue starfish on a blue sea background.

Attending #IPNA2025? Amy Slogrove, Senior Editor, invites you to reach out with enquiries. Explore our scope, reach & impact, commitment to publishing excellence, & more: https://hubs.li/Q01zB4HR0 #PaediatricNephrology #PediatricNephrology #IPNA2025 Alt text: Promotional card. Contact Amy regarding content enquiries at a.slogrove@lancet.com. Copyright: Elsevier Ltd.

🆕 Comment highlighting the need to tailor organ dysfunction criteria for critically ill #ChildrenWithCancer 🩸 Organ dysfunction in children with cancer or post-haematopoietic cell transplantation illness is unique from other #Paediatric patients in terms of cause, biological mechanisms, associated mortality risk increase, and responsiveness to specific treatments. 💡 The #PODIUM criteria and #PhoenixSepsisScore together represent the most evidence-based scores to date for paediatric critical care. But for #ChildrenWithCancer these ought to be adapted to achieve greater meaning and precision. The authors call for action from the #PaediatricCriticalCare community to ensure that future criteria, and their application, are tailored to the specific needs of young oncology patients. Roelie Wösten-van Asperen Luregn Schlapbach Asya Agulnik https://lnkd.in/d_dA--cU

Welcome to the new member of our family - The Lancet Primary Care 👏 We are excited to see this space dedicated to #PrimaryCare - such an important bedrock in #ChildAndAdolescentHealth