Health advocacy

Changing the stigma around disability

If someone was to say to you, "I've got a disability" what would your immediate reaction be? Would it be one of sadness or pity? Don't worry if it is, it's common - but it's also what we are trying to change.

Protect your children from window and balcony falls this summer

Shining a light on World Prematurity Day

As the sun sets on Saturday, 17 November, The Children’s Hospital at Westmead will be basked in a vibrant, purple glow in support of World Prematurity Day.

Life with type 1 diabetes

In the blink of an eye April could have a low... her blood sugar levels could drop so dramatically that she could slip into a coma. If April doesn't eat foods with the right amount of insulin, she could have a high... her blood sugar levels could rise so significantly that it causes damage to her organs. This is life with type 1 diabetes.

Preserving the miracle of antibiotics

Our health professionals have issued a strong warning for people not to take antibiotics for virus-borne illness such as the flu, labelling such misuse as one of the biggest global health threats of our time.