Children's Health
Understanding screen addiction and its impact on children’s developing minds would be improved by a $2.5 million research fund under an NSW Labor proposal. Opposition Leader Chris Minns said a lack of consistent data about ...
Curtin University research finds that while the design of Perth’s new Children’s Hospital improved privacy and natural light, it initially led to nurses feeling exhausted, isolated, and less visible to patients and their families. The ...
A drug normally used to prevent tissue rejection following organ transplants could be repurposed to help treat pneumonia in children. A team of Griffith University researchers, led by Dr Larissa Dirr, Dr Benjamin Bailly and ...
The Albanese Labor Government is investing in a new study on COVID-19 vaccines and infection to ultimately improve the care and outcomes for vulnerable groups such as children and people with chronic diseases, particularly as ...
NSW Health has launched the NSW Healthy Eating and Active Living Strategy 2022-2032 to boost the health of children and adults across the state over the next decade. Acting Chief Health Officer Dr Marianne Gale said ...
Novavax COVID-19 vaccine (Nuvaxovid) has been provisionally approved by the Australian Therapeutic Goods Agency (TGA) for use in adolescents aged 12 to 17 years. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) has evaluated data ...
In an Australian first, South Australia has appointed a new Assistant Minister for Autism, tasked to increase support among kids with autism in public primary schools. This could not have come at a more urgent time ...
Children with a disability can join the National Insurance Disability Scheme (NDIS) upon turning 7 years old, and Social Futures, which delivers the NDIS in much of regional New South Wales, has come up with ...
The Albanese Government today launched the Cancer Hub – a national one-stop digital hub that will change the way young Australians access cancer-related services. The Cancer Hub will, for the first time, provide online counselling services ...
The Andrews Labor Government is helping regional Victorian students access a suite of mental health tools to help them thrive in school and life. Kangaroo Flat Primary School in Bendigo will be one of the ...
Members of the Infant Nutrition Council (INC) will meet in Canberra to discuss infant and toddler nutrition at Australian Parliament House on 23 June 2022. The event is an opportunity for industry and government to ...
Monash University researchers have conducted a review into the prevalence of depression and anxiety of people with cystic fibrosis, a life-limiting genetic disease associated with high levels of psychological burden. The systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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