Children's Health
Winter childhood virus spreading fast after surviving lockdown
A winter childhood virus is on the rise again after it developed east and west coast variants and hit a summer peak during lockdowns.
- by Mary Ward
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Three children died in Indonesia of new liver disease seen across world
At least one other child has died from acute hepatitis, and more than a dozen others have undergone liver transplants after coming down with the disease.
- by Yudith Ho
Demand for specialist preschools after surge in autism diagnoses
The surge in children being diagnosed with autism at age three or four is fuelling demand for specialist programs in preschools.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Puzzling outbreak of liver disease in kids spreads across Europe, US
Some children in the UK have required specialist care at liver units and a few have needed a liver transplant.
- by Maria Cheng
After Aishwarya, Perth Children’s Hospital was meant to be on the mend. But Sunny’s story shows there is still a lot to be done.
A Perth mother has revealed how a nurse pointed to a poster advertising Aishwarya’s CARE call service, and told her she should “exhaust all other options” before using it. Then when she finally did call, she was told she’d come through to the “after hours” line.
- by Hamish Hastie
Editorial
Gambling
We cannot ignore how gambling hurts children
A new report reveals the extent of harm to children who grow up with problem gamblers, adding weight to calls for reform of an industry that takes more than $22 billion off Australians each year.
- The Herald's View
‘A terrible tragedy’: Healthy two-year-old dies of COVID-19 in Sydney
Experts have described the death as an incredibly rare and tragic occurrence.
- by Mary Ward
Editorial
Smoking & vaping
Australia needs greater regulation on vaping
The federal government must redouble its efforts to crack down on vaping, before it becomes endemic among our young people and entices them towards tobacco.
- The Herald's View
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Health
Pandemic screen time sees rise in short-sighted children
Australian optometrists have warned of a rise in children needing glasses after increased screen time, with problems developing at an earlier age.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘I need to find out who I’m going to be if I’m not going to be a mother’
Sian Prior wanted a child more than anything, but it was not to be. In this very personal interview, she talks of her feelings of loss and eventual acceptance.
DRAMATIC VISION: Nurse races lifeless child to emergency department
A Brisbane nurse has been praised for his quick actions in carrying a child suffering a seizure outside a major hospital and racing her to the emergency department.
- by Stuart Layt