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What can parents of primary schoolers do to support their children as transition back to school after being in COVID-19 lock down? In our fifth podcast episode of Parenting in the age of coronavirus, host Professor Sharon Goldfeld leads a discussion with internationally-recognised child health
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
An Australian program that avoids hospital admission for some young cancer patients with a fever is helping to ease pressure on the UK health system during the COVID-19 crisis. The AUS-rule system, now published in E Clinical Med, guides doctors when deciding whether patients can be treated and
A trial led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) is recruiting 80 children and adolescents allergic to egg to test a pioneering new approach to food allergies. MCRI Professor Mimi Tang is developing a probiotic and peanut immunotherapy treatment, which has shown long-lasting effects
Australia has done exceptionally well in addressing the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Federal and state governments have moved quickly and decisively, the rationale behind each policy decision has been communicated effectively and easily accessible by the public.We have been well
What can parents of secondary schoolers do to support their children to safely transition back to school? In our forth podcast episode internationally-recognised child health researchers, and adolescent psychologist and psychiatrist from Murdoch Children's Research Institute - Professor George
An Australian-first antenatal vaccine communication model for midwives showed promise for increasing the uptake of maternal and childhood vaccines, according to a pilot study. The research, led by the Murdoch Children's Research Institute and published in Vaccine, found the intervention was
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced $2 million in funding to establish human stem cell-based models of COVID19 infection, to better understand the disease and screen potential treatments. The first announcement from this funding will enable a collaborative research effort that
I was five when my teacher told my parents that she thought I might have a stutter. They took me to have a test done where I was given a book to read out loud. Every time I stuttered, stumbled on my words or hesitated a lot, a lady pressed a button that counted my 'bumps'. In the end, my stutter
Researchers at the Murdoch Children's Research Institute will co-lead a study to identify early risk factors for endometriosis in teenagers after the project was awarded almost $2 million in federal funding. The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH )will be the home of the 'The Long STEPPP Australia
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