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Camilla writes about recent ‘virtual’ visits to Scotland and Sri Lanka and also discusses the enormity of the climate change challenges we face and how we all have a role to play. She talks about our new sustainable future with Archives of Disease in Childhood (ADC) online and highlights upcoming el...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently published an updated version of its clinical guideline on myalgic encephalomyelitis (or encephalopathy)/chronic fatigue syndrome. Our briefing to College members working in England and Wales includes our view on some of the new re...

NHS Digital today announced new figures showing a significant increase in obesity rates among primary-aged children. Obesity rates in both reception-aged and year 6 schoolchildren increased by around 4.5 percentage points between 2019-20 and 2020-21.

The announcement that a group of 50 countries have committed to develop climate-resilient and low-carbon health systems at COP26 aligns with the College’s calls in our climate change position statement.

Prevention is key to reducing obesity, says RCPCH's Dr Max Davie, but those already obese must have the appropriate support available.

There have been a number of recent media articles about the use of Calpol® paracetamol in children for treating a fever. The RCPCH urges all parents to take advice from NHS Choices [now NHS] and Medicines for Children when administering medicines to their children.

We congratulate the Mayor of London on his bold move and urge others to follow suit.

School-aged children from the poorest areas are two and a half times more likely to be admitted to hospital in an emergency for asthma than their counterparts in the richest areas, and this gap has grown substantially in a decade, new research reveals today.