Pam Nilan: Young People and the Far Right

Transition: getting it right for young people.

irrespective of the presence or absence of chronic illness and/or disability. All young people will hopefully make the transition from childhood to adulthood and, along the way, move from the family home to live independently, from school to further education and/or training and/or work, and from paediatric to adult services including healthcare. Many young people make these transitions success...

The Far Right Challenge

Speed and Mannion make a good case that the rise of populism poses significant challenges for health policy. This commentary suggests that the link between populism and health policy should be further nuanced in four ways. First, a deconstruction of the term populism itself and a focus on the far right dimension of populist politics; second, a focus on the supply side and more specifically the ...

Getting it right for children, young people and families.

Examining the Social Basis of the Far-right Parties in Europe

Far-right parties have been increasingly spreading throughout Europe since 1980s; they have attracted the attention of many voters, especially the youth and the workers by campaigning against immigration and multiculturalism. Through an anti-establishment approach, these parties have become mainly mistrustful of the mainstream politics articulating themselves as the true voice of the people and...

Right bundle branch block, right precordial st-segment elevation, and sudden death in young people.

BACKGROUND Patients with the ECG pattern of right bundle branch block and right precordial ST-segment elevation may experience sudden death in the setting of either arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) or a functional electrical disorder such as Brugada syndrome. METHODS AND RESULTS Among a series of 273 young (</=35 years) victims of cardiovascular sudden death who were pro...