Paediatrics
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Sleep standards overhaul to prevent shock infant deaths AAP - 27-06-2025
A world-first push to tighten safety standards around mattress firmness is hoped to prevent infants from dying in their sleep. Australia was the first nation
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US vaccine panel eyes childhood immunisations AAP - 26-06-2025
The vaccine advisory panel reconstituted by US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr said it would study the schedule of childhood and adolescent immunisations and review the
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Children bearing the brunt of ADHD medicine shortage AAP - 02-05-2025
Australian children and teenagers face the biggest impacts of an international shortage of critical ADHD medications. The nation's health regulator says
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Australian school guidelines changing to promote a healthy lifestyle Rahima Saikal - 22-04-2024
Australian school curriculum guidelines have been updated, and any activities involving calorie counting, body
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Rising child deaths spark hospital reports reform AAP - 08-08-2023
Parents of sick children will be able to escalate their concerns more easily following a sharp rise in preventable deaths and cases of serious harm in Victoria's hospitals.
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Study finds genetic link between childhood and adult anxiety and depression HealthTimes - 14-04-2022
Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers.
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Baby formulas recalled due to bacteria AAP - 21-02-2022
Australian health authorities are warning parents to stop feeding their babies three brands of formula as they may be contaminated with dangerous bacteria.
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Nursing children in the fast-paced ICU is a 'privilege' Charlotte Mitchell - 03-09-2021
When many people think about working in critical care, they might think about the adrenaline rush of working in situations that unfold rapidly and unpredictably – and
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Hush little baby don't say a word... Giving a voice to child victims of family abuse and neglect HealthTimes - 21-06-2021
Children with documented child protection concerns are four times as likely to die before they reach their 16th birthday, according to confronting new research from the University
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How do we break the devastating cycle of intergenerational abuse? Charlotte Mitchell - 12-05-2021
A spotlight is being shone again on the confronting topic of intergenerational abuse, with one expert calling for urgent intervention and funding to help break the cycle and
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A new way to prevent childhood obesity HealthTimes - 06-04-2021
For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age. Researchers
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Kids' blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms HealthTimes - 23-03-2021
Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new research showed substantial differences could be seen depending on which arm
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New vaccine needed for serious childhood pneumonia Health Times - 12-03-2021
A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema after a spike in hospitalisations, a new UNSW study reveals.
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Disadvantage and adversity behind Queensland's high sudden infant death rate Health Times - 01-03-2021
Queensland’s first large-scale study of all sudden infant deaths to date has identified key factors contributing to the state’s persistently high annual death
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Toolkit for autism diagnosis: connecting families with support, sooner Charlotte Mitchell - 22-12-2020
A new resource has been launched to help clinicians implement best-practice guidelines for the diagnosis of autism, with hopes this will lead to earlier access to intervention
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Lifesaving skill missing in two-thirds of Aussie homes Health Times - 20-11-2020
Getting as many children as possible learning to swim is the goal of ‘Swim It Forward’, an initiative of Swim Australia that seeks to help Australian families
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Study identifies behaviours that support children to develop self-control Health Times - 07-10-2020
New research using New Zealand’s largest longitudinal study of child development has identified key behaviours to support pre-school children to develop self-control,
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Children report increased anxiety, trauma from Hazelwood mine fire Health Times - 15-09-2020
On 9 February 2014, the open-cut brown coal mine servicing the Hazelwood power station in the Latrobe Valley caught fire due to nearby bushfires. The coal mine fire burned
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How this family's foster care journey changed their lives forever Health Times - 24-07-2020
Molly* and her husband Joe* never really considered becoming foster carers. Already parents to four biological children, it wasn’t something they knew or thought much
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Understanding 'big emotions': early-intervention program helps reduce toddler tantrums Health Times - 29-06-2020
A play-based therapy aimed at helping parents manage children’s behaviour has seen long-lasting results in a live trial. Parents of young toddlers with

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