‘A ticking time bomb’: RFK Jr’s advisers vote to end routine hep B vaccines at birth
A key US vaccine advisory committee has voted to overturn the 30-year-old recommendation that all babies receive the…
Meet the obstetrician who battled medical dogma and private hospitals to reduce Australian early-term births by 10%
When Professor John Newnham started a campaign to stop deliveries between 37 and 39 weeks without medical indication,…
Intensive sports in adolescents trigger complex heart adaptations
Adolescent athletes’ cardiovascular system may adapt to increased cardiorespiratory fitness by increasing blood pressure, arterial stiffness and heart…
Second-hand smoke causes major health burden for children worldwide
Children lose 8.45 million days of healthy life each year globally due to second hand smoke, according to…
Sepsis puzzle: How a child’s death keeps this doctor searching for answers
The death of a child who developed sepsis despite doctors’ best management is still driving Associate Professor Elliot Long…