Three times as many Australians have been diagnosed with influenza in the first three months of 2019, compared to previous years. Public health experts are urging people to protect themselves with vaccinations.
Category Archives: Infant Health
Kinesiology in spotlight as treatments used by some chiropractors questioned
The Chiropractic Board mandates under its Code of Conduct that practitioners must practice evidence-based care, so why is kinesiology still practiced?
Chinese personal shoppers claim ‘biased’ media reports have exposed them to abuse
Verbally abused and threatened in stores, Chinese personal shoppers — known as daigou — are feeling the brunt of what they claim are "biased" media reports and negative public perception.
The stories that shaped Melbourne in 2018
As we bid farewell to a year punctuated by extremes, here's a reminder of some of the moments that moved you in 2018.
Matilda walks for the first time, thanks to a spinal muscular atrophy drug
When Matilda Donald was diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, her parents feared she would never walk. Now the two-and-a-half-year-old has taken her first steps on her own.
This cosmetic surgeon wants doctors like himself to disclose their links to device makers
There is no requirement for Australian medical practitioners to disclose the benefits they receive from private interests such as medical device manufacturers, but Daniel Fleming — who has been a paid consultant for a breast implant manufacturer — argues that has to change.
Dummies not linked to speech disorder in children, study finds
New research, which assessed the habits of 199 pre-schoolers around the age of four, suggests the most common speech disorder in kids, phonological impairment, is not caused by dummies, bottle use, thumb-sucking or breastfeeding.
Dummies not linked to speech disorder in children, study finds
New research, which assessed the habits of 199 pre-schoolers around the age of four, suggests the most common speech disorder in kids, phonological impairment, is not caused by dummies, bottle use, thumb-sucking or breastfeeding.
Children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder miss out on NDIS funding
Thousands of children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder miss out on NDIS funding because there are so few specialists who can diagnose and assess the impact of the condition.
Inducing labour lowers a woman’s chance of c-section
It's a debate that's vexed doctors for decades — are pregnant women better off being induced into labour or waiting for it to come naturally?