Research shows there’s more we can do to engage children during health-care appointments. Three experts explain.
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Medicine is steadily improving its evidence base, but in children, careful research and ethical limits mean progress takes time.
A baby girl developed unusually large genitals after accidental exposure to testosterone gel.
The brains of infants may process pain differently from those of adults. What any of this feels like we still don’t know.
Up-skilling GPs to treat ADHD will benefit many patients, some people with more complex cases will still need to see a specialist.
The core features of autism can’t and don’t need to be altered. But medications can help manage autistic people’s physical and mental health conditions.
Most new parents are unaware of the risks of other people kissing their newborn baby.
Financial links between corporations and health research invariably lead to conflicts of interest.
Hybrid viruses can emerge from co-infections. And we don’t know their effects.
His teaching spoke practically but compassionately to the needs of the African child.
Some babies bottom-shuffle along. Others commando crawl on their tummy. Some babies move hands first with their bent knees following along like they are playing game of leapfrog.
New regulations are being drafted in the Netherlands to allow euthanasia for a small group of children aged one to 12 for whom palliative care is not sufficient.
Just because many of the children in the current severe hepatitis outbreak were exposed to dogs, doesn’t mean dogs are the cause.
Scientists are urgently trying to find the cause of the global outbreak of severe liver disease in young children. So far, adenovirus seems to be the best lead.
Any COVID-19 vaccine is likely to be given first to higher risk groups before it is given to children. But we still need vaccines that are safe and effective for them too.
Before COVID-19, if you told me that I’d need to construct a tent in which to operate this year, whilst wearing spoggles and a respirator mask, I would not have believed you.
Case numbers are very low, but parents should be be alert for symptoms.
Babies are normally vaccinated against measles at 12 months old. But doctors are now suggesting having the shot as early as six months might be worthwhile for youngsters traveling overseas.
Many of the gels, toys or therapies recommended to help kids through teething may be dangerous. So, what’s a parent to do?
Parents aren’t taught how to verify the health information they find online. So here are some ways to ensure the sources are credible and trustworthy.
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Professor, The Children's Hospital at Westmead Clinical School and Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Officer, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Professor in the Institute for Life Course Health Research, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University
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Professor and Chief specialist scientist, South African Medical Research Council
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Paediatric dentist, Associate Professor and Clinician-Scientist Fellow, MCRI and University of Melbourne, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Clinical Lecturer, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Professor of medicine and deputy director of the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre at the Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor in Viral Immunology, University of Birmingham
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Honorary Senior Lecturer in Virology and President of Research-Aid Networks, University of Kent
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Professor, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney
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General Paediatrician; Research Fellow, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, University of Sydney
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Consultant Neonatologist and Professor of Ethics, University of Oxford
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Professor and DSTI/NRF SARChI Bio-economy Research Chair, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor and Director of the SAMRC/Wits Centre for Health Economics and Decision Science - PRICELESS SA (Priority Cost Effective Lessons in Systems Strengthening South Africa), University of the Witwatersrand