An adolescent has a mental health assessment
22 January 2021

Fragmented services, long wait times and inadequate training prevents high-quality mental health care for children, clinicians say 

Fragmented services, long wait times and inadequate training are among the barriers...

12 January 2021

Me and UooUoo: The RCH150 Anniversary Art Trail

Join UooUoo on a colourful outdoor adventure to help raise funds for the The Royal...

17 December 2020

In conversation with philanthropist Mike Milken

Our Director, Professor Kathryn North AC, MCRI global ambassador, Sarah Murdoch , and...

16 December 2020

New Murdoch Children's research projects secure federal funding

Testing new treatments for genetic skeletal disorders and improving rapid diagnoses for...

15 December 2020

Researcher wins pitch competition for osteoarthritis drug idea

An idea for an osteoarthritis drug that targets cartilage degradation has won Murdoch...

11 December 2020

Food allergy researchers acknowledged

Two Murdoch Children's Research Institute researchers have been awarded grants to...

03 December 2020

New project to improve health and well-being of young people with cerebral palsy

A new research project has been created to better understand and address the health care...

02 December 2020

Differences in immunity and blood vessels likely protect children from severe COVID-19

Differences in the immune systems and better blood vessel health were among the factors...

30 November 2020

Study finds some primary school-aged children self-harm, as experts call for earlier intervention

** TRIGGER WARNING ** (This article contains information about self-harm in children)...

26 November 2020

Fiji's vaccine program reduces childhood death and illness

Fiji's national vaccine program against pneumonia, a serious lung condition, and...

Amy and Martin Clarke with baby Louis, Professor Kathryn North, Sarah Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch
24 November 2020

Sarah and Lachlan Murdoch endow $5 million MCRI Fellowship 

Sarah & Lachlan Murdoch have announced a $5 million endowment to the Murdoch Children's...

24 November 2020

Researchers use cutting edge technology to bioprint mini-kidneys

Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the...

20 November 2020

Cesarean-born babies at increased risk of infection-related hospitalisation in early childhood

Cesarean-born babies are at increased risk during early childhood of being hospitalised...

18 November 2020

Kids mount a COVID-19 immune response without detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus 

Children in a Melbourne family developed a COVID-19 immune response after chronic...

17 November 2020

Measles outbreaks likely in wake of COVID-19 pandemic

Major measles outbreaks will likely occur during 2021 as an unexpected consequence of...