ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

Brief summary: This single-centre retrospective study evaluated cortisol responses during febrile episodes in children with cancer. Low cortisol responses were common and were unrelated to current steroid therapy.Random serum cortisol and ACTH were measured in 75 children and adolescents with cancer while admitted for fever during chemotherapy; 47/75 patients received glucocorticoids as part of their treatment (steroid group). A low cortisol response (LC...

In Brief: The authors perform a population intervention effects analysis of 33 longitudinal cohorts (total 83 671 children, 662 763 measurements), from 15 low- and middle-income counties (LMICs). They estimate that improving maternal anthropometry and child condition at birth would increase population mean length-for-age z-scores by up to 0.40 and weight-for-length z -scores by up to 0.15 by 24 months of age.This is 1 of 3 full articles publishe...