🧠 The key lesson for policymakers: vaccine hesitancy isn’t one single phenomenon. Transparent, long-term, evidence-based communication works — especially when tailored to communities. 💉 @thelancet.com, released a new study tracking 1.1 million people in England. ✍️ @fargonaut.bsky.social 📖⬇️ & 🔁🙏

Researchers from @manchester.ac.uk, @liverpooluni.bsky.social, @alderhey.nhs.uk have received an @nihr.bsky.social grant to develop an automatic system for measuring hip displacement in cerebral palsy patients, pushing early detection and prevention as a result. www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/r...

Researchers from University of Manchester & University of Liverpool, together with Alder Hey clinicians & Manchester Imaging Ltd, have received a £1.2 million grant from NIHR to build an automatic system for measuring hip displacement in cerebral palsy patients. More info: bit.ly/4qiD9zE

At King George V (KGV) sixth form college for a careers talk as part of the @alderhey.nhs.uk / @liverpooluni.bsky.social Research Ambassador programme.

🫵 Call for Expressions of Interest We are seeking individuals and teams who wish to participate in this workshop focused on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and the power of connected data. EOI deadline is 30 Jan. Learn more and apply at: n8cir.org.uk/training-and...

#FeelGoodFriday | 8 yr old Harry feels like a "superhero" helping children just like him by participating in research 🦸 Harry has chronic kidney disease (CKD) and is currently being treated with peritoneal dialysis.

Alder Hey are one of eight NHS hospital trusts awarded £2m funding through a new NHSE incentive scheme, recognising performance in reducing waiting times and improving access to planned care. Find out more on our website: bit.ly/3XOt157

Nice paper from the Paediatric Medicines Research Unit (PMRU) at @alderhey.nhs.uk with Prof Carter from Edge Hill University - Children know what they want about medicines, and if we communicate with them properly we can understand this!! academic.oup.com/rpsppr/artic...

The University of Liverpool have written a piece about our HALo launch event 'Securing the Future: Shaping the UK Strategy of Long-acting Therapeutics'. It's a nice reminder of our day with our guests and fellow hosts iiCON, CPI and the Henry Royce Institute. news.liverpool.ac.uk?p=131351

Getting children to learn to swallow tablets is a fantastically useful life skill. What about doing this in a community setting? @liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk @newcastleuni.bsky.social @greatormondst.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk @ljmuofficial.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ijpp/advance...

"Liverpool City Region is emerging as a powerhouse for health and life sciences" LINC's Director @benedictneuro.bsky.social joined other senior leaders from the life sciences sector at a recent North West Business Insider Roundtable ➡️ www.insidermedia.com/roundtables/...

🚨🚨New paper klaxon🚨🚨 The importance of arginine in neonates is hard to overstate, and this work shows how supplementation of feeds helps restore it to appropriate levels. aspenjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @liverpooluni.bsky.social @alderhey.nhs.uk Liverpool Women's Hospital

The M-RIC Review of 2025 opens with an update from our Co-Directors, Prof Dan Joyce and Prof Iain Buchan. In which they reflect on the all the innovative work the M-RIC team has done this year. Read more: https://ow.ly/rhWe50XHhPF

Getting our research in front of those with the power to make positive impacts is crucial. Thank you to all politicians who have worked with us to improve the lives of children in the North. Find out more about our engagement: www.healthequitynorth.co.uk/child-of-the...

Aged 11-25? Curious about mental health research? Join our online information session this Thursday to get a feel for what it's like to be part of our young people's research advisory group. Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

Well done to all the intercalating @livunimedicine.bsky.social intercalators, there were some great paediatric projects delivered last year. Enjoy your graduation!

We’re pleased to share that Liverpool has achieved a top-three placement at the European Capital of Innovation Awards 2026, a significant recognition of the city’s growing strength in research, innovation, and collaboration. 👏 Read the full story here ➡️ www.kqliverpool.co.uk/news-updates...

🚨🚨New paper klaxon 🚨🚨 Work @lichw.bsky.social (a collaboration between @liverpooluni.bsky.social and @alderhey.nhs.uk) about the use of elastomeric devices to give antibiotics to children mostly at home - speeding up safe discharge adc.bmj.com/content/earl... Archives of Disease in Childhood

PLEASE NOTE ⚠️ The current car park for visitors to Alder Hey’s Emergency Department will be closed from today. A temporary car park will be opened to replace it whilst we build a new Emergency Car Park. Find out more: bit.ly/49RBkEz

Fantastic to be chairing another sell out @encephalitisint.bsky.social conference! >500 people from 78 countries! THE go to conference for clinicians, academics and policy makers! @brainiigroup.bsky.social @lincneurosci.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

Important reassurance from @mhragovuk.bsky.social about childhood vaccine safety. I agree with every word of this #paediatrics #medsky #vaccine www.gov.uk/government/n...

🚨🚨New publication klaxon 🚨🚨 BMJ Sports Medicine editorial (a @bmj.com journal) from @liverpooluni.bsky.social / @alderhey.nhs.uk / @lfcr.bsky.social about potential impacts of heading footballs for children, what to learn (and how), while avoiding putting kids off exercise doi.org/10.1136/bjsp...

if you are interested in a PhD in tuberculosis drug discovery, check out our opportunities 🧪🦠 #Tuberculosis lstm.ac/PhD

One week left! 📣 Apply for our five-year AI Research Fellowships. We’re seeking early career researchers with bold ideas for AI-driven discovery. Fellows receive protected research time, tailored support, and a path to a permanent post. Apply now ▶️ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/10/24/u...

For our 11th and penultimate report update in our #ChildrenFirst campaign we highlight how urgent change is needed to address underlying childhood vulnerabilities, to create Safer Streets, reduce crime and meet the government’s Opportunity Mission for children and young people. A thread 👇

Every child deserves medicines that are safe, effective, and easy to take. On #WorldChildrensDay, WHO and partners in the Global Accelerator for Paediatric Formulations Network (GAP-f) are working to close the gap in access to child-friendly medicines worldwide.

Protect your child against flu by getting them vaccinated. For 2 & 3 year olds you can get one through your GP or a pharmacy. Find out more: https://www.nhs.uk/vaccinations/child-flu-vaccine/

Recently, staff from across Alder Hey & @livuniresearch.bsky.social came together to launch the Alder Hey and Liverpool Child Health Junior Research Faculty, a chance to collaborate, network & develop 🤝 Find out more about #research at Alder Hey on our website: www.alderhey.nhs.uk/research/

All about the great clean air clinic at @alderhey.nhs.uk by @iansinha.bsky.social and Alice Lee hospitalhealthcare.com/clinical/res...

How is the UK going to marnage the new possibilities and opportunities of paediatric pharmacogenomics? Good meeting, very pleased to have been able to contribute. Read on… pharmaceutical-journal.com/article/feat... Via @pharmpress.bsky.social

Seven years ago, we published the #HealthforWealth report that illustrated the stark economic and health gap between the North and South of England. Today, new analysis shows that widening gap remains, and that urgent action must be taken to reverse the huge impact of the divide

dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajmg... Paper looking at how cardiovascular risks are associated with changes in cortisol profiles in girls with Turners syndrome Paper from @lilyjones25.bsky.social, a @livunimedicine.bsky.social student at the time, now at @alderhey.nhs.uk @liverpooluni.bsky.social

🚨Introducing our #PutChildrenFirst Youth Panel 👇 This group of talented children and young people have been brought together to speak on behalf of the campaign and for children across the UK, calling on policymakers to ensure every child can fulfil their potential. 1/2

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...

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

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. 🔗 bit.ly/3LxWg9v #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💙 🧵 [1/15]

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

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/...

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

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! adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

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 adc.bmj.com/content/earl...

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...

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...

3/ Health Data Decoded 🎙️ 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! /end

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