03 July 2017

Our First Nations Peoples’ languages matter

Written by Petrea Cahir, Karen Glover and Stephanie Brown | Healthy Mothers Healthy...

20 March 2017

How twins can help our teeth

Written by Dr Mihiri Silva | Environmental & Genetic Epidemiology Research, Population...

16 March 2017

Understanding more about cerebral palsy and seizures

Written by Dr Monica Cooper | Honorary Research Fellow, Developmental Disability and...

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06 December 2016

Scabies: a neglected parasitic disease we already know how to treat

As originally published via The Conversation Mites living in your skin are just the...

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07 October 2016

The first 1000 days - Invest in your child’s healthy future

Written by University of Melbourne Masters of Science Communication students Jasmine...

Woman and toddler
08 August 2016

Late talking and stuttering - common questions answered

Q.1. My two year old son only says a handful of words. My friends’ children who are a...

Young girl nervously looking over side of cot
08 August 2016

Nightmares and night terrors in kids: when do they stop being normal?

Two of the most common causes of night waking in children are night terrors and...

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05 July 2016

Measles vaccination common questions answered

Associate Professor Margie Danchin is a Senior Research Fellow in the Vaccine and...

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07 June 2016

Responding to the health literacy needs of refugee background people

Where do you get your health information from? Do you ask you friends, family members,...

Young girl being vaccinated
12 May 2016

How can healthcare providers help parents with vaccine concerns to make a positive decision to vaccinate?

Vaccine hesitancy is now an issue of global concern. Parental concerns about the safety,...

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09 May 2016

BCG vaccination to decrease childhood infection and allergies

Freya Harewood of the Murdoch Children's Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Group...

Young girl being vaccinated
06 May 2016

Three reasons we should vaccinate our kids

To protect our children from vaccine preventable diseases There are 14 diseases on the...

Sad young woman
07 April 2016

Explainer: What is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is also known as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and it is...

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01 April 2016

Language and Autism Spectrum Disorder - common questions answered

Murdoch Children's Dr Amanda Brignell and the Autism Research Team answer some common...

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01 February 2016

Why hitting the hay early could be more important than length of sleep

Regardless of your age no one likes the crankiness or lack of concentration that can...