Children's Health
US medicine regulator claims COVID jabs killed at least 10 children
A critic of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr described the internal memo an example of science “by press release”.
- Christina Jewett
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Microplastics are everywhere. How worried should parents be?
Experts and peak health bodies are divided around how worried we should be about microplastics. What should parents make of this?
- Lauren Ironmonger
Sport helps kids do better at school. Here’s the best time to get them started
Academics and sport are often pitted against each other. But a study showing that sport can enhance rather than hinder school performance presents further evidence to incorporate both.
- Tim Wigmore
Marissa would eat just three things. Her eating disorder has left her with permanent damage
An estimated 1 to 3 per cent of Australian children have ARFID, a serious and increasingly prevalent eating disorder that is often dismissed as picky eating that a child will outgrow.
- Henrietta Cook
- Exclusive
- Oral health
The NSW dental deserts where people must travel 300km for a check-up
Preventative appointments can save the health system millions of dollars, but cost-of-living pressures are playing a major part in stopping people seeing a dentist.
- Alexandra Smith
The moment that shaped a nurse’s mission to heal through research
Natalie Bradford spent 15 years as a paediatric cancer nurse helping children and their families through the hardest times of their lives.
- Courtney Kruk
Warning for Australia as child obesity rates reach grim milestone
Global efforts to combat child malnutrition have largely focused on those going hungry. But obesity is now an even bigger threat, UNICEF has warned.
- Angus Thomson
‘A cluster of failures’: Sydney GP gave newborn high-strength opioid instead of Panadol
The six-day-old boy was rushed to hospital and given overdose medication after the mistake, which has left Dr Mohammad Sharier with a six-month ban.
- Angus Thomson
- Opinion
- Disability
NDIS wasn’t equitable or sustainable for families. As a paediatrician, I welcome change
While the NDIS has enabled better access to supports for some children, it is neither.
- Harriet Hiscock
Princess Margaret ‘left with fetal alcohol syndrome after Queen Mother’s drinking’
The late Queen’s troubled sister may have suffered the life-long effects of what was then an unknown risk to pregnant women, a new biography speculates.
- Craig Simpson
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