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Travelling with allergies
If you have a family member with an allergy, a simple trip away can be life-threatening.
Allergy risk may be tied to how you wash your dishes
A new study suggests that parents who wash their dishes by hand, rather than in a dishwashing machine, may unwittingly lower the likelihood that their children will develop allergies.
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A father's fight: Perth boy's life saving surgery delayed
Garden Gurus presenter Trevor Cochrane has gone public with his fight to access life saving surgery for his 10-year-old son, Harry, after his procedure was delayed.
Bullies using peanuts to torment allergic kids
There's nothing funny about it when bullies turn food into a weapon to frighten or harm those with allergies.
Medicinal cannabis 'significantly reduces' seizures for children with severe epilepsy, trial shows
A medicinal cannabis trial has shown cannabidiol significantly reduces seizures in children with a rare yet "catastrophic" form of epilepsy and can even eliminate them altogether.
Surgery should be an option for obese children, says Australian doctor
Children as young as 11 should be considered for weight loss surgery, says one Australian doctor.
Parents delay taking epileptic children to hospital
Parents have delayed taking their epileptic children to hospital over fears they will be taken off black market medicinal cannabis being used to control seizures.
Little girl dances her way through cancer treatment
Fighting cancer is a tough gig, and it can be especially scary for children, but Darly Leviante is fighting cancer by dancing – and she's inspiring children all over the world.
More work, less pay - why it may become harder to find a family GP
A new report sheds light on why being a GP is only getting harder in Australia.
Turnbull government adds $310m of drugs to the PBS
For Sue Fox, whose three-year-old daughter suffers from the debilitating disease, the listing is "monumental".
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How Ed Sheeran made a terminally ill boy's dream come true
The famously-generous singer has granted a little boy his dying wish; to meet him and hear his voice in person.
From walking to wheelchair in a matter of months
He was a happy, healthy little boy who loved mucking about in the sandpit with his diggers.
Parents' reactions can lessen or worsen pain for injured kids
A study found parents who were less distressed were more able to support their child during a medical procedure, and this increased the child's ability to cope and decreased child distress and pain.
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