SItting uncomfortably? Let us begin. Archimedes August 2020

I’m fairly sure we are all a bit exhausted by this pandemic. It’s not been nice. There have been changes which we all wonder about, trying to find silver linings, feeling awkward .. and which we muse on in this podcast (and here https://blogs.bmj.com/adc/2020/06/24/learnable-moments/ ) The meat of this month’s Archi is two issues which may make us uncomfortable as paediatricians too; how effective are non-standard therapies for tension headache (https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/19/archdischild-2020-319303) and in addition to intensive psychological support and food, should we be offering exogenous oestrogens for bone health in teenage girls with anorexia? (https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2020/06/09/archdischild-2019-318571)

We want to know how you’re thinking about evidence based practice too - what makes you feel uncomfortable enough to get to the library and look for the evidence - let us know or send us your Archi! Kids need evidence too.