Chiropractors give themselves green light to crack babies’ backs after four-year ban
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Chiropractors give themselves green light to crack babies’ backs after four-year ban

Doctors have slammed a national move by chiropractors to resume spinal manipulation on babies and children despite a report recommending an end to the practice.

  • byHenrietta Cook

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When Scout was born with brain cancer,the key to fighting it was in her genes
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When Scout was born with brain cancer,the key to fighting it was in her genes

Hundreds of children have had their tumours shrunk or eradicated completely in a world-first program giving hope to every child diagnosed with cancer in Australia.

  • byAngus Thomson
A miracle solution for some,‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

A miracle solution for some,‘barbaric’ for others. The truth behind the boom in cutting babies’ tongues

The number of babies having tongue-tie releases in Australia has skyrocketed over the past two decades. But debate continues to rage about the merits of the procedure.

  • byHenrietta Cook
‘The cough that keeps on giving’:Why your child keeps getting pneumonia

‘The cough that keeps on giving’:Why your child keeps getting pneumonia

Doctors are urging families to revert to pandemic measures such as wearing face masks and using hand sanitiser to halt a pneumonia outbreak.

  • byAngus Thomson
As Australia’s flu season kicks off,scientists make a breakthrough

As Australia’s flu season kicks off,scientists make a breakthrough

Influenza vaccines have to be reformulated every year,but that could change thanks to work by Australian researchers.

  • byAisha Dow
Should children be on social media? Too late,they already are
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Should children be on social media? Too late,they already are

Are worsening mental health outcomes and social media related? The timing is suggestive:mental health began to slide just as smartphones and social apps took off.

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The case for testing children for high cholesterol

The case for testing children for high cholesterol

New research has reignited a debate about whether children should be screened for high levels of cholesterol,which is often inherited and can begin early.

  • byAisha Dow
The viral candied fruit recipe sending kids to hospital

The viral candied fruit recipe sending kids to hospital

“It is not just melting the sugar,it is also melting the plastic containers,” one Queensland burns specialist says. “You can just see a disaster coming from that.”

  • byTony Moore
Why the slow decay of children’s handwriting skills spells trouble

Why the slow decay of children’s handwriting skills spells trouble

Growing numbers of students are typing rather than writing their exams,due to fears their messy or illegible penmanship will hurt their marks.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
Mental health days are important,but when should kids be allowed them?

Mental health days are important,but when should kids be allowed them?

Experts agree that mental health days can be vital for kids who are struggling. But they also have advice for parents and caregivers about setting limits.

  • byShona Hendley
Beautiful minds:Inside the identity politics of autism

Beautiful minds:Inside the identity politics of autism

Autism is no longer just a clinical diagnosis. For many,it’s an identity,a community and a cause.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos