Call for national strategy on child injury prevention to curb rates of hospitalisation
A new decade-long study of preventable self-harm and assault hospitalised injuries of children aged 16 years or less was published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
In the largest study of...
Australian kids receive healthcare in line with guidelines 60% of the time
Landmark national CareTrack Kids study assessed the quality of healthcare delivered to children across 17 common clinical conditions
Australian-first national benchmarking study shows children receive care within guidelines on average 60 per cent of...
What to do with an unexpected arrival
Four in 1000 births in Australia are unplanned out-of-hospital deliveries – or Born Before Arrival (BBA) births.
They occur when mothers intend to give birth at hospital, but don’t make it in time – and...
Child’s health linked to delivery style
For the first time, a team of leading international researchers have found significant links between medical interventions used in the birthing process, such as caesarean section and induction, and a child’s long-term health.
The findings,...
It is time to assess the ATAR
New analysis shows just one in four students are entering university undergraduate courses based on their ATAR, exposing a huge contrast to the importance placed on ATAR in schools.
The latest paper by Mitchell Institute...
The key to young people with autism thriving after school
Parents of young people on the autism spectrum believe their children’s unique skills will help them achieve their full potential if workplaces are flexible and modified to suit their individual needs, new research led...
Newborn screening for primary immunodeficiency diseases is a health priority
Dr Jovanka King, a speaker at the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia’s (RCPA) annual conference, ‘Pathology Update 2018’, will recommend that newborn screening is expanded to include testing for severe immunodeficiency diseases. Dr...
Childhood trauma link offers treatment hope for people with schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia may now benefit from more effective, tailored treatments and greater self-empowerment, thanks to research establishing a link between childhood trauma and some of schizophrenia's most common symptoms.
Researchers from Orygen, the National...
Babies fed soy-based formula have changes in reproductive system tissues
Infants who consumed soy-based formula as newborns had differences in some reproductive-system cells and tissues, compared to those who used cow-milk formula or were breastfed, according to a new study. The researchers say the...
Two behaviours linked to high school dropout rates
While the national high school dropout rate has declined, many school systems still struggle with a high number of students who do not finish high school.
The factors that may lead to a student's decision...
