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Study finds genetic link between childhood and adult anxiety and depression

HealthTimes - 14-04-2022

Hereditary factors are partly responsible for childhood anxiety and depression that persists into adulthood, according to University of Queensland researchers.

 
Baby formulas recalled due to bacteria

AAP - 21-02-2022

Australian health authorities are warning parents to stop feeding their babies three brands of formula as they may be contaminated with dangerous bacteria. Both

 
Nursing children in the fast-paced ICU is a 'privilege'

Charlotte Mitchell - 03-09-2021

When many people think about working in critical care, they might think about the adrenaline rush of working in situations that unfold rapidly and unpredictably – and

 
Hush little baby don't say a word... Giving a voice to child victims of family abuse and neglect

HealthTimes - 21-06-2021

Children with documented child protection concerns are four times as likely to die before they reach their 16th birthday, according to confronting new research from the University

 
How do we break the devastating cycle of intergenerational abuse?

Charlotte Mitchell - 12-05-2021

A spotlight is being shone again on the confronting topic of intergenerational abuse, with one expert calling for urgent intervention and funding to help break the cycle and

 
A new way to prevent childhood obesity

HealthTimes - 06-04-2021

For the first time in Australia, researchers can accurately predict if babies are at risk of childhood obesity by the age of eight to nine years of age. Researchers

 
Kids' blood pressure measurements substantially different between arms

HealthTimes - 23-03-2021

Blood pressure measurements in children and adolescents should be taken from both arms after new research showed substantial differences could be seen depending on which arm

 
New vaccine needed for serious childhood pneumonia

Health Times - 12-03-2021

A rise in vaccine-resistant bacteria shows the need for a new vaccine to fight childhood empyema after a spike in hospitalisations, a new UNSW study reveals.

 
Disadvantage and adversity behind Queensland's high sudden infant death rate

Health Times - 01-03-2021

Queensland’s first large-scale study of all sudden infant deaths to date has identified key factors contributing to the state’s persistently high annual death

 
Toolkit for autism diagnosis: connecting families with support, sooner

Charlotte Mitchell - 21-12-2020

A new resource has been launched to help clinicians implement best-practice guidelines for the diagnosis of autism, with hopes this will lead to earlier access to intervention

 

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