A scientist holding test tubes
19 October 2023

Accolade for international collaboration working to better treat childhood conditions

An international collaboration aiming to better treat rare and serious childhood...

Doctor and child
16 October 2023

Australian-first trial to transform lives of children with a severe immune deficiency disorder

A cure for a severe immune deficiency disorder in children that makes them extremely...

Sue Hunt AM, CEO of The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. 
13 October 2023

MCRI thanks Sue Hunt AM for her distinguished service to children’s health

MCRI applauds Sue Hunt AM for her illustrious 13-year journey as CEO of The Royal...

Adolescent mother and baby
12 October 2023

‘Adolescent, pregnant and forgotten’ – new research identifies maternal healthcare gap for millions of adolescent girls

New research, published in The Lancet and launched at the Scientific Meeting of the...

An infant sleeping
03 October 2023

Major international neonatal study shares two-year outcomes

A pioneering neonatal study has reported its two-year findings, confirming that a novel...

A child receives care in a hospital bed
27 September 2023

New Centre of Research Excellence for research to improve children’s emergency care

A new research centre based at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will be established...

"Jillay wannik - Healthy pathway" By Dixon Patten, Yorta Yorta and Gunnai artist - Bayila Creative
25 September 2023

MCRI adds further support to the Voice to Parliament

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has joined key national and Victorian health...

A muscle disease patient is holding a teddy bear
21 September 2023

Biobank aims to discover new treatments for children with genetic muscle diseases

An Australian first biobank will be established to improve and discover new treatments...

GenV family
12 September 2023

World-first child health study recruits 100,000 participants

A world-first study tracking the health and wellbeing of Victorians, from birth to old...

Children on playground
06 September 2023

A statement regarding a recent COVID-19 vaccination publication

Murdoch Children’s Research Institute has released a statement from the authors of the...

A baby being fed food
24 August 2023

Cashew and cow’s milk allergy rates uncovered among Australian infants

Melbourne researchers can reveal for the first time how many babies have a cashew or...

A doctor checks a child for Strep A
23 August 2023

Australia experiences intense surge in Strep A cases, similar to northern hemisphere wave

Australia has experienced an intense surge in severe Strep A cases, similar to the...

A child points to their arm after a COVID-19 vaccine
21 August 2023

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases in children

COVID-19 vaccines are effective against severe cases of the disease in children and...

A mother holds her baby
17 August 2023

Rapid genome sequencing highly effective at diagnosing babies with epilepsy

Rapid genome sequencing, that can detect rare genetic diseases within weeks, is highly...

Murdoch Children's Research Institute Annual Report 2022
09 August 2023

Our 2022 Annual Report

It is our great pleasure to share with you our 2022 Murdoch Children’s Annual Report....