Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in Australia's COVID-19 recovery plans given the negative indirect impacts of the pandemic on this age group detailed in a new brief and research ...
Jan 24, 2022
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New research into children's snacking habits has found that big snacking parents may inadvertently influence their children to eat more. The researchers behind the study believe that encouraging parents to snack less could ...
Jul 8, 2019
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Viral infections trigger more cases of intussusception, the common cause of bowel blockages in young children, than previously thought, according to a new study.
Mar 14, 2024
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Researchers have made a breakthrough into how two chronic respiratory diseases in childhood affect the immune system, paving the way for better treatments.
Apr 4, 2024
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An Australian pilot study involving 896 families has found that paediatricians embedded into GP clinics reduced emergency department referrals and unnecessary prescriptions. The program, run in north west Melbourne, also ...
Feb 17, 2020
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As the marriage equality debate continues, misinformation is circulating in the public domain that children and adolescents with same-sex parents are at risk of poorer health and wellbeing than other children.
Oct 23, 2017
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If young people can get on top of weight issues before their mid-teen years, they will be less likely to face cardiovascular health issues later in life, a new study at MCRI has found.
Jun 27, 2017
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Despite fears that Australian children are not getting enough sleep, it turns out we can rest easy.
Jul 8, 2019
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Children with COVID-19 can be treated safely at home, helping to take the burden off the hospital system, according to a new study.
Apr 18, 2023
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The children of overweight parents are not destined to inherit their parents' weight problems, according to a new study from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute.
Jul 8, 2019
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