19 h. ago In a typical class of 30 Mancunian kids, 14 face a 'devastating ill'

'Far too high'

Politics

53 h. ago Education Secretary Linda McMahon refuses to say if teaching kids that Trump lost in 2020 is ‘illegal DEI’

She deflected that social studies students should ‘hear all sides’

Politics

7 d. ago Parents' intuition 'better at predicting serious illness than doctors'

Parental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness in children than various vital signs used to measure health, researchers have found.

Society

7 d. ago New study says parental intuition more likely to predict illness in kids than doctors

Parents should be treated as part of a child's care team in hospital, experts have said

Society

7 d. ago Parental intuition better at spotting child illness than vital signs, study finds

Study strengthens case for families to have right to second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in NHS EnglandParental intuition is more likely to predict critical illness among children than vital signs used to monitor health, according to a study that strengthens the case for families to have a right to a second opinion under Martha’s rule being piloted in the NHS.Experts from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia, said parents should be treated as part of a child’s care team in hospital after data on almost 190,000 emergency hospital visits involving children. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago Parents’ intuition more likely to predict child’s critical illness than checking vital signs, study finds

In almost one in five cases studied, parents raised concerns about deterioration before various vital signs

Society

1 week ago Mystery UK outbreak leaves 5 in hospital and 20 others ill including 13 kids

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said the illness is linked to an unusual strain called salmonella saintpaul, which was responsible for an outbreak in 2023

Science

2 w. ago Celtic stars 'lift the spirits' of ill kids in Glasgow Children's Hospital with Premiership trophy

Callum McGregor, James Forrest, Kasper Schmeichel, Arne Engels and Daizen Maeda visited the sick kids with the trophy.

Politics

2 w. ago Are you unwittingly damaging your child's skin? Take our quiz to find out

A study of 700 parents found 21% are making everyday errors that could be damaging to their child's skin without even realising it.

Politics

2 w. ago Kids kicking balls over a fence is illegal and they could face a £1,000 fine

Judge says 'no-you-can’t-have-your-ball-back' after aerial bombardment of a couple’s home from primary school next door was 'nuisance' and they even got cash

Economics

3 w. ago Study finds one in four children have a parent with a substance use disorder

Millions of children have a parent with multiple substance use disorders, and millions more have a parent who also has a mental health condition

Society

3 w. ago The Frosties kid plagued with conspiracies that he was terminally ill and had fled the country reveals what he has REALLY been up to since brutal online abuse

Children up down and the country had all seen the cereal brand's now infamous TV advert (pictured), released in 2006, which saw a lad with spiked-up hair singing a slightly grating jingle.

Events

4 w. ago Brad Arnold, frontman with rock band 3 Doors Down, diagnosed with stage four cancer

Grammy-nominated and chart-topping singer says he has ‘no fear’ of illness in kidney and lungBrad Arnold, the frontman with chart-topping US rock band 3 Doors Down, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer.The singer said he has kidney cancer that has spread to his lungs. He discovered the illness after feeling unwell in recent weeks, “then I went to the hospital and got checked out and actually got the diagnosis that I had a renal carcinoma that had metastasised into my lung”. Continue reading...

Science