Siblings experience higher anxiety, disrupted schooling and major changes to family life. Yet they are overlooked in discussions designed to support families.
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Having an under five in your household increases your risk as an adult of having diarrhoea and vomiting.
Kids always seem to be sick on the busiest work days. There are some clear symptoms that mean they should stay at home.
Parents can feel judged for taking their child to a doctor too soon or too late.
Respiratory syncytial virus may be common, but it can lead to severe infection in some children.
Cases of scarlet fever have bounced back with a vengeance now that COVID measures have been lifted.
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Associate Professor of Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Southampton
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