Liverpool Institute of Child Health and Wellbeing

Paediatricians have repeatedly raised alarm about the impact of rising rates of child poverty on children’s health.

If the government is serious about raising the healthiest generation it must tackle child poverty - starting by ending the two-child limit. 👇

#COP30 is taking place after two consecutive years of record-high global temperatures and continued increases in greenhouse gas emissions.

At #UoL, we're accelerating research that can influence future policy, governance, and innovation to combat the global climate crisis.

Find out more about the Community of Practice for long-acting therapeutics in maternal and paediatric health, and how to join on the project page: www.liverpool.ac.uk/centre-of-ex...

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A video of our October Community of Practice session is live.

Laxman Cherkupally from @mmv.org delivered the session titled 'Considerations for long-acting injectable microsuspension development - Lessons from an anti-malarial therapy'

Watch here: youtu.be/3PTuh4sfA4g

A teal quote card that reads '"It was a privilege to see our early-career researchers sharing their work on a global stage. Their exceptional scientific contributions reflect the strength of our international collaborations and the real-world impact of our research on child health." Professor Nigel Cunliffe, Clinical Infection, Microbiology and Immunology' with a photo of the NIHR Global Health Research Group on Gastrointestinal Infections at the International Rotavirus Symposium.

NEWS | The NIHR Global Health Research Group (GHRG-GI) on Gastrointestinal Infections, led by Professor Nigel Cunliffe, showcases research at the International Rotavirus Symposium held in Cape Town.

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#TeamLivUni

CEO of @alderheycharity.org, Fiona Ashcroft, spoke on BBC Radio as we join 100+ charities urging the government to scrap the two-child limit in the upcoming budget.

For too long, children have been left behind, and now child poverty is at a record high.

It’s time the Chancellor #PutChildrenFirst.

We’re off to the House of Commons for our #AntiBullyingWeek 2025 celebration event! 🎉

We won’t be online as much for the rest of today - but don’t worry, we’ll catch up on all your amazing posts tomorrow. Keep sharing your #PowerForGood stories! 💙

Welcome to #AntiBullyingWeek 2025: #PowerForGood!🌟

We’ve worked with young people & our members all year to make this week powerful & inspiring. Millions are joining in - what’s your plan? Need ideas? We’re here to help!

Let's bring an end to bullying together💙

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The first to be shared is this one: lnkd.in/euACxRhz

With Marisa Merino, co-supervisers Prof. Hilary Ashe & Prof. Harish Poptani.:

Interested in How Organisms Cope with Growth in Challenging Environments? Open to international applicants.

#DevBio #Microscopy #CellBio #PhDPositions #Genetics

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New BMJ Research: Existing evidence does not clearly link paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy with autism or ADHD in children, finds an in-depth evidence review
www.bmj.com/content/391/...

Maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and risk of autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring: umbrella review of systematic reviews Objective To assess the quality, biases, and validity of evidence on maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and the risk of autism spectrum disorder (referred to as autism) and atte...

Really important umbrella review of systematic reviews about maternal paracetamol (acetaminophen) use risk of autism/AHDH - and clear conclusion - Existing evidence does not clearly link the them!

www.bmj.com/content/391/...

@liverpooluni.bsky.social #paedsky #paediatrics #pediatrics

Guide to understanding observational studies that use real-world data This introductory article is part of a series about the analyses used for studies using routine health data. The contents of this article provide a brief background on real-world data (RWD) itself and...

Very excited and proud to share my first publication, a piece of work surrounding the use of real world data in observational studies. Really grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this and for all the support along the way!

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Guide to understanding observational studies that use real-world data This introductory article is part of a series about the analyses used for studies using routine health data. The contents of this article provide a brief background on real-world data (RWD) itself and...

New publication klaxon 🚨🚨

A first paper from @alec-thomas.bsky.social in his @hdruk.bsky.social PhD post, and the first in a series about understanding real world stats in papers

@liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @iansinha.bsky.social

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Fifteen-minute consultation: A neonate with suspected critical congenital heart disease A focused, practical guide for general paediatricians and resident doctors managing neonates with suspected critical congenital heart disease (CHD), a spectrum of life-threatening cardiac defects requ...

New paper klaxon 🚨🚨

One of our @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators has their 1st publication (with a team from @alderhey.nhs.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social & @manchester.ac.uk): it's an education piece on how to approach a baby with suspected congenital heart disease ep.bmj.com/content/earl...

OBGYN Linked article: This article is commented on by Walker, pp. 2040–2041 in this issue. To view this article visit https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.70012.

Checkout the @bjog.bsky.social health equity issue loads of really interesting papers and includes our caesarean birth core information set doi.org/10.1111/1471... and risk communication survey doi.org/10.1111/1471...

Health Data Decoded Welcome to Health Data Decoded! A podcast series from the Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL), based at the University of Liverpool. CHIL is an interdisciplinary research centre tackling global hea...

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🎙️ Civic Health Innovation Labs (@livunichil.bsky.social) podcast discussing use of civic data to improve public health.

🎧 Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/1kbSyvI...

📹 YouTube: www.youtube.com/@HealthDataD...

🗓️ Next episode scheduled release date: Fri 28 Nov 2025!

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Our urgent treatment and walk-in centres are open 8am–8pm, 7 days a week 💙

We treat adults and children with urgent but non life threatening illnesses or injuries.

You can walk in with no appointment or call #NHS111 for advice 👇🏽

www.merseycare.nhs.uk/utcs-videos

“Doing nothing is not an option. More children will come to hospital for urgent care and we will continue putting sticking plasters on sticking plasters.”

Our President Prof Steve Turner in the The Times today speaking about our calls for the upcoming 10 Year Workforce Plan. 👇

Did you know the world’s first wireless Morse code radio message was sent from the Victoria Building’s Jubilee Clock Tower? It was made possible by Sir Oliver Lodge, who features in our Lightbulb moments exhibition.

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New research from Health Equals finds that 1 in 4 people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, mould and cold. These issues are known causes of mental health problems.

New research from @healthequals.bsky.social finds that 15 million people in the UK live in homes with issues like damp, cold or mould. The impact on our mental health as well as our physical health can be devastating, causing respiratory symptoms, depression and anxiety.

We shouldn't have to wear a hazmat suit to stay healthy in our homes.

To improve the health & wellbeing of EVERYone - regardless of how much money they have - health must be considered in EVERY decision, by EVERY Government department.

#MakeHealthEqual @healthequals.bsky.social

Inequalities in neonatal unit mortality in England and Wales between 2012 and 2022: a retrospective cohort study There are stark socioeconomic and ethnic inequalities in babies admitted to and who die in neonatal units in England and Wales. Mortality inequalities are partly explained by case-mix on entry to the ...

Babies born to black mothers 81% more likely to die in neonatal care, NHS study shows
Read the full paper online: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

New study led by @liverpooluni.bsky.social reveals stark socio-economic and ethnic inequalities in neonatal units.

Our Academic Co-Director Prof. David Taylor-Robinson, report co-author, has said: “These are inequalities we cannot afford to ignore”.

www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/study-reveal...

Causal mediation approaches for understanding pathways to inequalities and policy entry points: examples from early years health and development The reduction of health inequalities has been a priority of researchers, decision-makers and practitioners for many years. Advances in causal mediation analysis offer great promise for identifying int...

New research publication: Causal mediation approaches for understanding pathways to inequalities and policy entry points: examples from early years health and development.
Full paper online: jech.bmj.com/content/earl...

Ok - not paediatrics. But it intrigued me and hedgehogs are cute

Breathing inequality: unmasking Liverpool’s air pollution burden on deprived youth - Environmental Monitoring and Assessment Liverpool, a city with an industrial legacy and among the most socioeconomically deprived local authorities in the UK, faces a significant health challenge: the combined impact of air pollution and de...

New paper klaxon 🚨🚨

Nice #paediatric / public health / uni collaboration between @alderhey.nhs.uk, @iansinha.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social @livunigeog.bsky.social showing how much air pollution children and young people are exposed to in #Liverpool

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Exploring the contribution of risk factors on major illness: a microsimulation study in England, 2023-2043 - Nature Communications Burden of major disease is projected to increase in England and many other countries. Here the authors model the impact of reducing eight known risk factors for disease burden, such as BMI and sm...

New research shows the long-term health gains of preventive health policy
Read the full paper online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

FPH, RCPCH and BACAPH – joint statement on re-introduction of the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill The UK Faculty of Public Health (FPH), the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), and the British Association for Child and Adolescent Public Health (BACAPH) strongly support the re-in...

Ahead of Ella’s Law being re-introduced to Parliament this week, FPH, RCPCH & BACAPH reaffirm their support for the Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill.

If passed, it would make clean air a basic human right and require the UK to meet WHO air quality standards in every community.

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Day trip!

Paediatric research at the @NIHR Manchester BRC. Lots of great science and opportunities for collaboration.

#Klebsiella keeping us all occupied again, some real detective work with the fantastic IPC and Micro teams at Alder Hey hospital; and congratulations Alice Fraser for her second PhD first-author, hot off the press @eurosurveillance.org !
#MicroSky #IDSky 💻🧬🧪🧫
www.eurosurveillance.org/content/10.2...