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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. The research, led by Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and published in Archives of Disease in Childhood, found COVID-positive children with moderate symptoms
Professor Harriet Hiscock and Associate Professor Emma Sciberras help you identify sleeping problems in your children, from infancy to secondary school, and give you easy to understand steps to improve their sleep cycles and overall health. Covering the importance of sleep at each development stage
The Victorian Cerebral Palsy Register (VCPR) is a long-running population-based register and study of cerebral palsy in Victoria. We collect health information on people with cerebral palsy who were born, had lived, or had received health services in Victoria from 1970 onwards.
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited genetic condition that affects children’s lungs, digestive system, reproductive system and sweat glands. Our research focuses on the assessment, treatment and prevention of cystic fibrosis lung disease in young children.We believe that by preventing lung
Brain injury in childhood has many different causes. If the damage occurs after birth, it is known as an acquired brain injury (ABI).
More than 1000 children are being sought for a study to learn more about sore throats and how best to prevent them. The STAMPS study, led by Australian Strep A Vaccine Initiative (ASAVI) partners the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and the Telethon Kids Institute, is recruiting 1050
Aspirin should be favoured over warfarin to prevent blood clotting in children who undergo a surgery that replumbs their hearts, according to a new study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) and published in The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, will
COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a new type of coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), which emerged in 2019.
A pilot concussion clinic for children has opened at Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) to kickstart early treatment and help with recovery. The Concussion Essentials Clinic implementation project, an evidence-based paediatric concussion clinic study, will provide treatment and guide
A bi-partisan Federal parliamentary inquiry has accepted all recommendations put forward by the Centre for Food and Allergy Research (CFAR), hosted at Murdoch Children's Research Institute, to help prevent, cure and manage food allergies.Last November, CFAR researchers contributed to a federal
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