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National honour for consumer advocate

Anne MacKenzie has been recognised with the award of Member of the Order of Australia (AM).

A vacation spent researching UV

While many university students spend their summer break enjoying a bit of downtime, Will Kermode spent his in a laboratory.

The Kids welcomes renewed commitment to Medical Research Future Fund

The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the Federal Government's commitment to legislate the Medical Research Future Fund

The Kids welcomes Future Fund for medical research

Perth's The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the passing of legislation to establish the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).

Child and Family Centres providing important support for parents

Tasmania's Child and Family Centres are having a positive impact on parent's use and experiences of services and supports for young children

Folate researcher awarded for work to prevent birth defects

Professor Carol Bower has received the prestigious ICBDSR Distinguished Service Award for her work on birth defects - a career that spans 35 years.

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights policy for ethnic minority girls in Vietnam: a qualitative study with policy makers and service providers

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights (ASRHR) policy has strengthened globally over the last three decades, but country-level barriers to implementation perpetuate health inequities for adolescent girls. In Vietnam, implementation of ASRHR policy remains challenged by persisting structural and socio-cultural issues and has yet to reduce the high prevalence of adolescent pregnancy in ethnic minority communities.

Oral Health-Related Quality of Life of Western Australian Refugee Children With Childhood Caries

Dental caries remains the most common chronic childhood condition and in Australia persists as a leading cause of potentially preventable hospitalisation. Despite various public health initiatives and improvements in oral health among the wider community, significant disparities exist among refugee families due to the unique challenges they face.

Critical Events in Anaesthetised Kids Undergoing Tracheal Intubation (CRICKET)—study protocol for an international multicentre prospective observational study

Critical Events in Anaesthetised Kids undergoing Tracheal Intubation (CRICKET) is a prospective, international multicentre observational study with the objective of capturing, assessing, and analysing critical events associated with tracheal intubation in children.

The longitudinal network of social and emotional development in middle childhood

The understanding of children's social and emotional development in middle childhood is critical to promote well-being throughout the life course. Children who fail to develop social and emotional competencies are more likely to experience difficulties in adulthood and, in the worst case, psychopathology. The current study will employ Cross-Lagged Network Models to investigate children's social and emotional development among Australian children aged 6 to 10 years.