For first time parents Belinda and Ivan Campbell, it was hard to fathom when their baby needed to come into the world extremely early on 28 March 2017 at just 27 weeks, weighing a tiny 730 grams. [...]
In Australia an estimated 20 children per week present to an emergency department with an injury related to a button battery. Kidsafe Victoria, in partnership with Safer Care Victoria, has [...]
Clinicians at Monash Children’s Hospital and Monash University are conducting a research study using virtual reality to help distract patients from procedures in Pathology and Emergency [...]
The Victorian Minister for Families and Children, the Hon Jenny Mikakos MP this morning opened Kidsafe Victoria’s new Community Centre at Monash Children’s Hospital with the assistance of [...]
First published in the Herald Sun on Monday 7 August Josh Youngson likely owes his life to a lucky chance, and his dad. Josh, 15, was home ill from school with a sore throat when Andrew Youngson [...]
First published in the Herald Sun on 31 July 2017, by Grant McArthur As baby Konrad’s heart flatlined repeatedly in the first terrifying nine months of his life, his mother, Shannyn Kiley, gave [...]
On Wednesday 19 July we welcomed the Victorian Minister for Mental Health Martin Foley to visit the new Monash Children’s Hospital Neurodevelopment Unit. The Minister announced a range of [...]
First published by 7 News on Tuesday 11 July 2017. Taylah Miranda-Rees was diagnosed with leukaemia when she was just 14 years-old. Now at 18, Taylah wants to become a doctor to work [...]
Channel Ten weather presenter, Mike Larkan visited Monash Children’s Hospital for a special edition weather live cross in July. Mike is known for presenting the weather in various locations [...]
Published in the Moorabbin Leader on Wednesday 28 June. Four-year-old on road to recovery after cancer scare, writes Sam Bidey When she’s snuggling up with her friend Hoff the toy horse from [...]