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Rare diseases - not as rare as you think
Don’t be fooled by the word ‘rare’ in Rare Disease. Collectively, rare diseases are very common, with rare genetic disorders affecting 180,000 children in NSW. In developed countries, rare diseases account for 6 out of 10 childhood deaths.Friday 26 February 2021 -
SCH team helps Tongan babies with club foot
Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network staff are dedicated to helping every child live their healthiest life. This is true not just of the patients in our hospitals like baby Sahib (pictured), but of children across Australia and beyond.
Wednesday 24 February 2021 -
New 'Hub' boosts care for intellectual disability and mental health patients
Minister for Mental Health, Regional Youth and Women, the Hon. Bronnie Taylor, has announced the official launch of the SCHN Mental Health Intellectual Disability (MHID) Hub, one of two state-wide intellectual disability mental health services to enhance access to, and quality of, mental health care for people living with intellectual disability.Wednesday 24 February 2021 -
DIPG discovery offers hope for a devastating disease
A revolutionary drug combination discovered by scientists from the Kids Cancer Centre (KCC) at Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick and the Children’s Cancer Institute (CCI) has shown astonishing results; eradicating cancer cells of the currently incurable Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG),
Monday 15 February 2021 -
Welcome to our new nurses
This week 54 new graduates started their careers in nursing at Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) as part of the 2021 cohort of GradStart nurses.
Thursday 11 February 2021