NDIS Minister Bill Shorten promised people with a disability they will get the help they need,as he introduced significant new powers for the National Disability Insurance Agency.
An ultra-rare genetic mutation has seven-year-old Sasha Lipworth regressing into infancy. Her diagnosis this month gives her a front-row seat to the future of medicine.
Child health experts want Australia’s 32-year-old policy to be overhauled – including new taxes and marketing bans on unhealthy food – as growing numbers of young people fall outside normal weight ranges.
The number of children who presented to emergency departments respiratory illness climbed steeply in the holiday period – and is unlikely to slow down soon.
Researchers say teenagers need more opportunities for social sport,as a new study suggests those who stick with sport during high school reap academic rewards.
A charitable foundation set up to help children with cancer has directly passed on less than 25 cents in every dollar. In 2021,the figure fell to just nine cents.
Six years ago,I delivered a baby for two dads. They gained a much-loved child and all the parenting joy that goes with it. Together,we gained a lifelong extended family.
Several large paediatric clinics in Melbourne are advertising they are unable to make appointments with new patients,while some desperate parents are booking consultations with specialists interstate.
An artificial intelligence-powered tool could offer hope to children and young people who currently have to wait years for a developmental disability diagnosis.
Trauma can impact children affected by natural disasters for up to five years but funding for a children’s psychological support program will run out next year.
With properly configured parental controls,keeping track of device usage doesn’t have to be all or nothing.