Experts challenge BMI as sole measure of clinical obesity

A landmark report from an international Commission of experts, published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology (Rubino et al., 2025: https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00316-4), calls for a re-evaluation…
UK proud to host autumn 2024 paediatric endocrinology congresses

PC PAL had a strong presence at the two major paediatric endocrine congresses held in the UK this autumn: BSPED (Glasgow) and ESPE (Liverpool).The ESPE…
ESPE 2024 (16 – 18 November) – Liverpool, UK

Following the BSPED meeting last month in Glasgow, Liverpool hosts the second of two major paediatric endocrine congresses being held this autumn in the UK….
PC PAL – Partner of the ‘Oracle Health Collaboration Days’ in Germany

Reimagine the future of health PC PAL is taking part in the ‘Oracle Health Collaboration Days‘ on 18 and 19 November in Würzburg, Germany. Together…
Professor Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, 1947-2024

Professor Kerstin Albertsson Wikland was at the forefront in pioneering the emerging specialty of paediatric endocrinology from the mid-1970s. Her gift to this established field…

Congrès SFP du 31 mai au vendredi 2 juin au Parc Chanot à Marseille

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 9, 2023May 9, 2023

La société PC PAL est heureuse de vous informer qu’elle participera au Congrès des Sociétés de Pédiatrie qui aura lieu du mercredi 31 mai au vendredi 2 juin 2023 au Parc Chanot, Marseille. A cette occasion, nous serons ravis de vous accueillir sur notre stand pour vous proposer nos solutions informatisées qui répondent aux besoins…

PC PAL support for growth specialists at the Pediatric Endocrine Society congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorMay 3, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, ESPE, GrowthXP

PC PAL’s long-standing cooperation with the pediatric endocrinology community continues at this week’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Endocrine Society, in San Diego (5 – 8 May). We welcome delegates to discuss our exhibition to see the latest features within the growth monitoring application, Growth XP. Also available at the exhibit, our scientific newsletter provides…

PC PAL presenting new child growth software at the PAS congress, 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorApril 24, 2023August 24, 2023 child growth, GrowthXP, PAS

PC PAL is delighted to support this year’s annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies in Washington (27 April – 1 May). Please visit our exhibition booth for a friendly and informative discussion on the state-of-the-art of growth charting. At our exhibit booth delegates can see the leading growth charting applications, GrowthXP and GrowthXP Prenatal….

New GrowthXP licensee in the United States

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 21, 2023March 21, 2023

In the United States, Illinois WIC has now licensed GrowthXP from PC PAL to provide the leading growth charting to staff within its network. WIC is a US federal program that offers food assistance to Women, Infants, and Children. GrowthXP currently serves WIC clients in 13 states (as well as 10 tribal nations and 1…

KIGS – The Final Report

By David BennettMarch 17, 2023August 27, 2023 child growth, growth hormone, GrowthXP, Kabi International Growth Study, KIGS

Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) was introduced in 1985, replacing the previous, pituitary-derived option in many countries when the risk of contamination with the CJD prion was identified. At that time, specialists desired a patient registry to assess the safety and efficacy of the new treatment provided to patients in Europe and many other parts…

Body Mass Index (BMI) – New CDC extended charts for children and adolescents available with GrowthXP

By PC PAL AdministratorMarch 1, 2023August 26, 2023 BMI, child growth, GrowthXP

The CDC has released new BMI charts for 2-18-year-olds, which provide curves above the 97th percentile (98th, 99th, 99.9th and 99.99th). These charts address a weakness of the earlier versions: for most obese individuals they suffered from data weakness above 97th percentile, relying on data extrapolation rather than real data. The new charts are based…

PC PAL celebrates International Rare Diseases Day 2023

By PC PAL AdministratorFebruary 28, 2023February 28, 2023

The international rare Diseases Day provides a focus on the new treatments and diagnostic tools to help improve the care of patients. Rare genetic diseases often manifest in childhood and growth failure is a common finding. To help disease specialists, PC PAL’s growth monitoring application, GrowthXP, can offer growth curves for over 50 rare disorders. Using the appropriate…

Creating useful growth curves from small sample sizes

By PC PAL AdministratorDecember 5, 2022August 24, 2023 child growth, growth charts, GrowthXP, Hennenberg, Żądzińska

Ideally, growth charts are based on measurements of many individuals who are representative of the target population. However, acquiring the required quantity and quality of data faces both logistical and financial restrictions. In a new article published earlier this year, Hennenberg and Żądzińska describe a method to produce growth curves based on a limited sample…

Experts challenge BMI as sole measure of clinical obesity

UK proud to host autumn 2024 paediatric endocrinology congresses

ESPE 2024 (16 – 18 November) – Liverpool, UK

PC PAL – Partner of the ‘Oracle Health Collaboration Days’ in Germany

Professor Kerstin Albertsson Wikland, 1947-2024