Children in out of home care not accessing healthcare
Most children living in out of home care in Victoria don’t access health services within nationally required timeframes, with urgent…
Paediatrics
World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder
World-first guidelines for children with common inherited nerve disorder: Paediatric neurologists and allied health clinicians have developed world-first clinical practice…
Diet, malaria and substance use linked to Pacific preterm births
Diet, malaria and substance use linked to Pacific preterm births. A new Curtin University study has found diet, malaria, substance…
Keep a timer on TikTok for short bursts
Keep a clock on TikTok: social media can be good but only for short bursts: Research from the University of…
Coventry University wins prestigious award for game-based learning
Coventry University wins prestigious award for game-based learning: Exploring science through hopscotch and language through Jenga are just some of…
Hope for peanut allergy sufferers
Researchers have discovered two peanut allergy treatments for children that are both highly effective at inducing remission. The research, led…
TikTok teen cannabis highs
Teenagers are being exposed to videos on social media platform TikTok that portray cannabis-use as funny and entertaining rather than…
New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders
New test to screen newborns for rare genetic disorders paves the way for earlier diagnosis and treatment. A newly developed test…
Why children may be off their food after Covid
Why children may be off their food after Covid: More and more children could be turning into 'fussy eaters' after…
Identifying children at risk of developing epilepsy
Seizure study first step towards revealing which children are at risk of developing epilepsy: Findings from an international genetic study…