Around half of children admitted to hospital receive intravenous antibiotics, contributing to higher costs, vascular access complications and longer hospital stays.
Concerns persist regarding the potential long-term effects of general anaesthesia on brain development in children. This narrative review summarises recent preclinical and clinical evidence (2019-25) and updates consensus messages.
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma with heterogenous aetiology and presentation. In children, it often leads to short-term residual neurological deficits, however clinical predictors of adverse long-term outcome are not fully under…
Exposure to food advertising is associated with consumption. Globally, most outdoor food advertisements feature unhealthy foods or beverages. As Australian local government areas begin developing restriction policies, the feasibility of applying nut…
Asparaginase is a critical component of modern multi-agent chemotherapy regimens for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma, with inadequate exposure leading to inferior patient outcomes.
Spatial transcriptomic techniques provide a wealth of information useful in guiding drug development, while three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures have demonstrated power in accelerating drug approvals. However, techniques for robust spatial analysis…
Anemia constitutes a major global public health challenge among school-aged children with documented impacts on psychomotor development, academic achievement, susceptibility to infections, and long-term economic productivity. This study presents nat…
Australia has one of the highest rates of food allergy, anaphylaxis hospital admissions and anaphylaxis fatalities worldwide. These trends and sustained advocacy prompted a 2019 Parliamentary Inquiry into Allergies and Anaphylaxis. Among 250 submiss…
With persistent challenges in determining the 'right' therapy or support for autistic children, there is a growing need for clinicians to integrate the preferences and priorities of clients and their families in their clinical decision making.