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Teaching babies to sleep is safe and improves parental wellbeing
Sleeping problems are common in babies with over one-third having trouble settling to...
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On a mission to wipe out scabies worldwide
About 200 million people worldwide suffer from the highly infectious tropical skin...

New rotavirus vaccine could save millions of babies worldwide
In 1973 Melbourne, Professor Ruth Bishop identified rotavirus as the cause of severe...
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Test saves lives by monitoring bone marrow transplants
Bone marrow transplants replace diseased or cancerous bone marrow with healthy bone...
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HeadCheck app improves concussion care
While many sports modify rules to reduce contact among younger players, one in five...

Heel prick test now detects more medical conditions
Diagnosing newborns with rare but serious medical conditions enables early intervention...
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On the track to curing food allergies
Peanut allergy is the most common cause of the life-threatening allergic reaction...

Mini kidneys pave the way to better treatments
Approximately 1.7 million Australians have kidney disease. The potential toxicity of new...
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Tackling COVID-19 for children and families
Children and adolescents account for one in five COVID-19 cases in Australia but...

Hope for children with hearing loss
Hearing loss affects up to three in every 1000 newborns. It is the most common...

New therapy boosts bone growth in dwarfism
Achondroplasia is the most common type of dwarfism and affects about one in 25,000...