Paediatrics

Emergency medicine doctors around the world now have a better way to treat severe epileptic seizures in children, thanks to a New Zealand-Australian study.

Only around 5% of children in NSW eat enough vegetables. In an effort to change this statistic, primary schools across NSW will be coming together to encourage

Each year more than 40,000 people have their tonsils out – it is the most common elective childhood operation in Australia – but this number could be reduced

Researchers and health professionals have produced the first rehabilitation guidelines in Australia to help children who have had a stroke*. Somewhere between 100 to

New research has found a positive and significant association between cardiorespiratory fitness and academic achievement, meaning the fitter you are the higher your grades.

Tasmania's health department is urging pregnant women to get vaccinated against whooping cough after a recent spike in the disease. Pregnant

New University of Sydney research shows bottles, dummies, and thumb sucking in the early years of life do not cause or worsen phonological impairment, the most common type

University of the Sunshine Coast researchers are about to embark on the most ambitious long-term study of the adolescent brain, and they’re calling on 500 local youths

Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have found a link between the mental health of five year olds and their ability to learn at school.

Removing a child's tonsils and adenoids is associated with significant long-term risks of respiratory, allergic and infectious diseases, a study has found.

An over-sterile germ-free environment in the first year of life is one of the major causal factors behind childhood

Three of Australia's leading children's hospitals have published a joint statement that examines whether anaesthesia affects a child's developing brain.

When you have a family member with epilepsy or other serious health conditions the struggle to keep track of appointments, medical tests and reports can be almost overwhelming.

Researchers at the University of Sydney have discovered a link between exposure to general anaesthesia and poor childhood learning. Young children

Red Nose is proud to announce the launch of its Safe Sleeping eLearning program for early child care industry educators. The eLearning program has been developed

New research shows children are very sensitive to bright light before bedtime, adding to concern about night-time digital technology use. One

The El Camino for the Kids provides an exciting twist on traditional challenge fundraising events, by taking participants on an overseas adventure to Spain to trek the iconic

Fathers, as well as mothers, are being encouraged to read to their kids after new research has shown the impact dads can have for their child’s language development.

Researchers have confirmed positive evidence which could potentially give hope to some parents struggling with colic, or excessive crying in newborns.

New research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) and Netherland’s Radboud University Medical Centre has provided the first ever in-depth examination