Kids health

NDIS fast track for hearing impaired kids

Keeping kids safe around fires and flames

June is National Burns Awareness Month, so here's a few reminders on keeping your kids safe around stoves, fires and heaters.

Healthier food is on its way

In the coming months you may begin to notice a few changes across Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network as NSW Health’s Healthy Choices in Health Facilities framework is rolled out.

BrightHearts helps kids manage pain and anxiety

In a pilot study published by Pain Practice, the biofeedback relaxation app BrightHearts was found to help most young patients cope better with the pain and anxiety of procedures

Repeated exposure to anaesthesia link to poorer learning outcomes

Young children who have been exposed to general anaesthesia have a greater risk of poorer development and lower scores in numeracy and reading , particularly if they have more than one surgery with anaesthesia. The study, published in Pediatric Anaesthesia.