Unintentional overdose of hyoscine hydrobromide in a young child.

A 4-year-old girl presented with confusion, ataxia and hallucinations 3 hours after an accidental overdose of 108 μg per kg of hyoscine hydrobromide (Kwells Kids). She was hypotensive and tachycardic at presentation. Investigations revealed QTc prolongation on ECG.

The assassinations of investigative journalists Daphne Caruana Galizia and Veronica Guerin and the male-to-female birth ratio.

Introduction: Male live births are marginally more common than female ones. At a population level, this ratio (M/F) temporarily reduces in the months after major traumatic events. This study looks at whether the M/F live birth ratios in Malta and Ireland were affected by the assassinations of local investigative journalists Daphne Caruana Galizia (DCG) and Veronica Guerin (VG) respectively.