While the inquiry gets most things right, as vaccine experts, we argue the government response should be broadened in three areas.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
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Transgender children and adolescents use puberty blockers to help prevent the masculinising or feminising physical changes that occur during puberty.
RSV is most common in kids under 5. Research suggests it could cause asthma, but we need to know more.
Whooping cough is surging in Australia. In 2024, we’ve already recorded more than six times the cases we saw in all of 2023.
Both can get better by themselves. But one can lead to rare and serious complications.
Strep A usually causes a relatively mild infection or no symptoms at all. But in rare cases, it can cause severe illness.
Four years on, the children of families given $26,000 seem to be healthier, better educated and better adjusted. Their parents feel better off as well.
The move makes sense at this stage of the pandemic. But abolishing a vaccine mandate needs to be done carefully so as not to damage public trust.
Tooth decay in children is preventable. Here’s what to focus on.
Kesulitan untuk tetap fokus selama kelas lebih mungkin berbahaya jika kamu sudah tertinggal di belakang teman sekelasmu – sehingga dampaknya akan semakin buruk.
Even otherwise healthy children can end up in hospital with this winter respiratory virus.
Just having hyperactive, impulsive, and inattentive symptoms is not sufficient to qualify for a diagnosis of ADHD. Symptoms need to have a negative effect.
Children with persistent or severe asthma symptoms need medicines to reduce airway inflammation. But a change last week means these medicines are harder to access.
Families can educate themselves, look for other families to connect with and push for coordinated health and social services.
Our new study describes the health effects of detention on children, and the clinical results are alarming.
Diagnosing and treating long COVID is difficult. But given the similarities to chronic fatigue, there are things we can learn from existing research.
Extending visits from nurses who can listen without judgement and offer practical, evidence-informed advice helps new parents who are experiencing adversity.
A new study investigated whether ‘school connectedness’ prevents the onset of depression and anxiety in 14 to 24 year-olds.
It’s a long-term treatment – people having allergen immunotherapy typically notice improved symptoms after six to 12 months.
A review of COVID booster acceptance statistics suggests we may be unlikely to see coverage go much beyond 80% – but we can still learn from others’ mistakes when it comes to health messaging.
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Research Nurse Coordinator, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatric Respiratory Physician, and Honorary Fellow Manager, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Research Fellow, Vaccine Uptake Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Principal research fellow, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Team Leader, Research Fellow, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Group Leader, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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General paediatrician and paediatric infectious diseases specialist, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Professor of Paediatrics and vaccinologist, Royal Childrens Hospital, University of Melbourne and Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI); Associate Dean International, University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Paediatric dentist, Senior Lecturer and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Postdoctoral Researcher, Infection, Immunity and Global Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Senior Research Officer, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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General Paediatrician and Paediatric Infectious Diseases Physician, PhD Candidate, Clinical Vaccine Trials Lead, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
