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Toward Improved Diagnosis Accuracy and Treatment of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Ependymoma: The International SIOP Ependymoma II Protocol (2022)
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Background: The clinical management of ependymoma in childhood and adolescence is complex and the clinicobiopathological correlates of outcome remain poorly understood. This international SIOP Ependymoma II (SIOP EPII) trial aims to improve the outco... Read More about Toward Improved Diagnosis Accuracy and Treatment of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Ependymoma: The International SIOP Ependymoma II Protocol.

Industry influence in healthcare harms patients: myth or maxim? (2022)
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Healthcare is a major global industry accounting for a significant proportion of government spending. Drug and medical device manufacturers are publicly traded companies with a responsibility to their shareholders to maximise profits by increasing sa... Read More about Industry influence in healthcare harms patients: myth or maxim?.

Recurrent ACVR1 mutations in posterior fossa ependymoma (2022)
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Implementation of Public Health England infection prevention and control guidance in maternity units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic (2022)
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Background: This study aimed to explore the successes and barriers to the implementation of Public Health England (PHE) infection prevention and control guidance in English maternity units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Qualitative semi-struc... Read More about Implementation of Public Health England infection prevention and control guidance in maternity units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Maternity services' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: how Public Health England guidance was implemented in practice (2022)
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Introduction: The rapidly evolving COVID-19 pandemic required systemic change in how healthcare was delivered to minimize virus transmission whilst maintaining safe service delivery. Deemed at ‘moderate-high risk’, maternity patients are an important... Read More about Maternity services' responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: how Public Health England guidance was implemented in practice.

Transfer of thawed frozen embryo versus fresh embryo to improve the healthy baby rate in women undergoing IVF: the E-Freeze RCT (2022)
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Background Freezing all embryos, followed by thawing and transferring them into the uterine cavity at a later stage (freeze-all), instead of fresh-embryo transfer may lead to improved pregnancy rates and fewer complications during in vitro fertilisa... Read More about Transfer of thawed frozen embryo versus fresh embryo to improve the healthy baby rate in women undergoing IVF: the E-Freeze RCT.

Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening (2022)
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Endometrial cancer (EC) is the sixth most common cancer and the fourth leading cause of death among women worldwide. Early detection and treatment are associated with a favourable prognosis and reduction in mortality. Unlike other common cancers, how... Read More about Vibrational Biospectroscopy: An Alternative Approach to Endometrial Cancer Diagnosis and Screening.

Application and potential of artificial intelligence in neonatal medicine (2022)
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Neonatal care is becoming increasingly complex with large amounts of rich, routinely recorded physiological, diagnostic and outcome data. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to harness this vast quantity and range of information and become... Read More about Application and potential of artificial intelligence in neonatal medicine.

Availability of active therapeutic hypothermia at birth for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: a UK population study from 2011 to 2018 (2022)
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Objective: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) commenced soon after birth for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy (HIE) improves survival and reduces neurodisability. Availability of active TH at the place of birth (Immediate-TH) in the UK is unknown.... Read More about Availability of active therapeutic hypothermia at birth for neonatal hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy: a UK population study from 2011 to 2018.

Phase II study of intravenous etoposide in patients with relapsed ependymoma (CNS 2001 04) (2022)
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Background Relapsed ependymoma has a dismal prognosis, and the role of chemotherapy at relapse remains unclear. This study prospectively evaluated the efficacy of intensive intravenous (IV) etoposide in patients less than 21 years of age with relaps... Read More about Phase II study of intravenous etoposide in patients with relapsed ependymoma (CNS 2001 04).

Diagnostic reasoning: a single entity diagnosis is often inadequate (2022)
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Impacted fetal head during second stage Caesarean birth: A prospective observational study (2022)
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Objective: To determine the incidence of, and complication rates from, impacted fetal head at full dilatation Caesarean birth in the UK, and record what techniques were used. Design: Prospective observational study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance... Read More about Impacted fetal head during second stage Caesarean birth: A prospective observational study.

The natural history of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T): A systematic review (2022)
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Background: Ataxia-telangiectasia is an autosomal recessive, multi-system, and life-shortening disease caused by mutations in the ataxia-telangiectasia mutated gene. Although widely reported, there are no studies that give a comprehensive picture of... Read More about The natural history of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T): A systematic review.

Detection of Label-Free Drugs within Brain Tissue Using Orbitrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as a Complement to Neuro-Oncological Drug Delivery (2022)
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Historically, pre-clinical neuro-oncological drug delivery studies have exhaustively relied upon overall animal survival as an exclusive measure of efficacy. However, with no adopted methodology to both image and quantitate brain parenchyma penetrati... Read More about Detection of Label-Free Drugs within Brain Tissue Using Orbitrap Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry as a Complement to Neuro-Oncological Drug Delivery.

What is new in migraine management in children and young people? (2022)
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For this narrative review, we found recent publications on the use and effectiveness of old therapies including nutraceuticals, such as riboflavin, vitamin D, magnesium, melatonin and talking therapies.Recent large trials of established conventional... Read More about What is new in migraine management in children and young people?.

Childhood Cancer Diagnosis (CCD) Study: a UK observational study to describe referral pathways and quantify diagnostic intervals in children and young people with cancer (2022)
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Introduction: Childhood cancer is diagnosed in 400,000 children and young people (CYP) aged 0-19 years worldwide annually. In the UK, a child’s cumulative cancer risk increases from 1 in 4690 from birth to aged 1, to 1 in 470 by age 15. Once diagnose... Read More about Childhood Cancer Diagnosis (CCD) Study: a UK observational study to describe referral pathways and quantify diagnostic intervals in children and young people with cancer.

The Childhood Cancer Diagnosis (CCD) Study: a UK observational study to describe referral pathways and quantify diagnostic intervals in children and young people with cancer (2022)
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Introduction: Childhood cancer is diagnosed in 400 000 children and young people (CYP) aged 0–19 years worldwide annually. In the UK, a child’s cumulative cancer risk increases from 1 in 4690 from birth to aged 1, to 1 in 470 by age 15. Once diagnose... Read More about The Childhood Cancer Diagnosis (CCD) Study: a UK observational study to describe referral pathways and quantify diagnostic intervals in children and young people with cancer.

Feasibility of a Novel ECG Electrode Placement Method in Newborn Infants (2022)
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Background: International newborn resuscitation guidelines recommend electrocardiogram (ECG) heart rate (HR) monitoring at birth. We evaluated the application time of pre-set ECG electrodes fixed to a polyethene patch allowing adhesive-free attachmen... Read More about Feasibility of a Novel ECG Electrode Placement Method in Newborn Infants.

Managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a UK survey of healthcare professionals and parents (2022)
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Objective(s) To understand current practice, expertise and training requirements for management of an impacted fetal head (IFH) at caesarean section (CS) in the UK, and whether a clinical trial of techniques to manage an IFH is acceptable. Study... Read More about Managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a UK survey of healthcare professionals and parents.

Genome-Wide Expression and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Electric Field Therapy on Pediatric and Adult Brain Tumors (2022)
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The lack of treatment options for high-grade brain tumors has led to searches for alternative therapeutic modalities. Electrical field therapy is one such area. The Optune™ system is an FDA-approved novel device that delivers continuous alternating e... Read More about Genome-Wide Expression and Anti-Proliferative Effects of Electric Field Therapy on Pediatric and Adult Brain Tumors.