Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection represents a significant global health threat, accounting for
300 million chronic infections and up to 1 million deaths each year. HBV disproportionately …

Congenital syphilis is a major global cause of fetal loss, stillbirth, neonatal death, and
congenital infection. In 2020, the global rate of congenital syphilis was 425 cases per 100 …

The presynaptic protein α‐synuclein is considered to play an important role in the
pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Point mutations in the α‐synuclein gene have …

Background Mentoring is important for personal and professional development of doctors.
Peer mentoring is a core skill in the UK paediatric postgraduate curriculum. However, there …

Asylum-seekers and refugees have an increased burden of infections compared with the
general population. This has been widely recognised by countries welcoming those fleeing …

Objectives To review our experience of spinal tuberculosis (TB) at a major UK paediatric
tertiary referral centre. Methods The authors performed a retrospective case survey of 21 …

Importance Cardiac dysfunction and myocarditis have emerged as serious complications of
multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) and vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 …

Why asylum seekers deserve better healthcare, and how we can give it to them Page 1 ESSAY
Why asylum seekers deserve better healthcare, and how we can give it to them Many asylum …

Objective (1) To describe a novel integrated pathway for unaccompanied asylum-seeking
children (UASC).(2) To evaluate a population engaged with this service. Design Description …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies suggest local surgical therapy improves survival in
metastatic breast cancer (MBC). We evaluate the difference in outcome in patients with MBC …