The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health in conversation with

Kyeng Mercy and Nuria Sanchez Clemente on mpox in children in Africa

Mpox continues to spread in Africa and young children are experiencing the highest mpox burden and mortality of all ages. In this episode Kyeng Mercy, epidemiologist at Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention takes us through the continental response to mpox, the Africa CDC data on mpox in children younger than 15 years, and African priorities in response to the mpox public health emergency. Alongside her, Nuria Sanchez Clemente, paediatric infectious disease specialist at City St George's, University of London shares what paediatricians and clinicians need to know about how mpox presents and the latest information on mpox vaccine and therapeutic trials.Mpox among children in Africa https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(25)00064-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiHidden in plain sight: the threat of mpox to children and adolescents https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00298-0/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiPaediatric, maternal, and congenital mpox: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/article/PIIS2214-109X(23)00607-1/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Naïm Ouldali and Anna Giolito on dexamethasone for paediatric pneumococcal meningitis

Dr Anna Giolito and Professor Naïm Ouldali join Josefine Gibson to discuss their latest research on dexamethasone for paediatric pneumococcal meningitis.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(25)00029-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Deborah Fry on Online Childhood Sexual Exploitation and Abuse

Deborah Fry from Childlight – Global Child Safety Institute talks with Amy Slogrove about the first global prevalence study of Online Childhood Sexual Exploitation and Abuse.Read the full article here:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00329-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContent warning: This conversation is about child sexual abuse. Please consider your own emotional and psychological safety do whatever you feel is needed to safeguard yourself. Behind every number is a child. If you or someone you know needs support for child sexual exploitation and abuse, or if you are concerned that you might hurt a child, please visit Child Helpline International (https://childhelplineinternational.org) or Stop It Now (https://www.stopitnow.org).Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Kathy Pritchard-Jones on the international benchmarking of stage at diagnosis for six childhood solid tumours (the BENCHISTA project)

Kathy Pritchard-Jones (University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, UK) joins Ali Landman in conversation about tumour staging in childhood cancer, international standardisation of health data collection, and how to improve childhood cancer survival.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00302-X/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Aisha Yousafzai and Saima Siyal on early childhood care and education

Amy Slogrove, Senior Editor for The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health delves into the groundbreaking LEAPS trial with Dr. Saima Siyal from Aga Khan University and Dr. Aisha Yousafzai from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Discover how this innovative program trained young women to deliver early childhood care and education in rural Pakistan, significantly improving school readiness and cognitive flexibility among children, learn about the dual benefits for both young children and youth, and explore the implications for global health and education systems.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Akash Deep on paediatric acute liver failure

Professor Akash Deep joins Josefine Gibson in conversation about paediatric acute liver failure and when a critically ill child is unsuitable for liver transplantation.Continue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Sabrina Eliason and Nancy Lanphear on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

In this conversation we grapple with the complexity of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and discuss the Viewpoint published in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health on "Asking difficult questions about fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, in the context of the child, the mother, and the systems in which they live".Read the full Viewpoint:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(24)00188-3/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Nelson Sánchez-Pinto and Luregn Schlapbach on paediatric sepsis

Paediatric Sepsis Series contributors Nelson Sánchez-Pinto and Luregn Schlapbach join Josefine Gibson to mark World Sepsis Day 2024.Read the full Series:https://www.thelancet.com/series/paediatric-sepsis?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Marisa Stahl and Edwin Liu on coeliac disease in children

Marisa Stahl and Edwin Liu join Amy Slogrove in conversation about their Review in The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health on coeliac disease, the commonest autoimmune disease in children, and what we can learn from prospective longitudinal studies.Read the full Review:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(23)00232-8/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv

Marie Claire van Hout on children living in prison with a primary caregiver

Prof Marie Claire van Hout joins Dr Josefine Gibson to discuss the rights to health of children living in prison with their primary caregiver.Read the full article:https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanchi/article/PIIS2352-4642(23)00190-6/fulltext?dgcid=buzzsprout_icw_podcast_generic_lanchiContinue this conversation on social!Follow us today at...https://thelancet.bsky.social/https://instagram.com/thelancetgrouphttps://facebook.com/thelancetmedicaljournalhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/lanchi/https://youtube.com/thelancettv