Elizabeth McKinnon

Nov 9, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Monique Robinson |Elizabeth McKinnon |Samuel D Calder |Tamara Veselinović

Undergoing ventilation tube insertion (VTI) in the first 3 years of life was associated with a small but consistent negative impact on long-term language outcomes at around the age of 6 and 10 years in this study. Children who received VTI had the lowest mean language scores, compared to children who did not undergo the surgery or those who had no history of recurrent otitis media (OM).

Sep 26, 2023 | nature.com | Peter Downie |Elizabeth McKinnon |Michael Osborn |Tim Prestidge |Siobhan Cross |Caroline Bateman | +3 more

TO THE EDITOR: Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) in infancy, defined as ≤1 year of age at diagnosis, is rare with an incidence of 1.8 cases per 100,000 [1]. KMT2A-gene rearrangements are present in up to 80% of infants with ALL and are associated with a poor prognosis.