GPs and their role in children’s mental health Dr James Best believes GPs want to be involved in children’s mental health, but may hesitate ‘because it can be very confronting’.
Sugar and water: Diet and structural inequality in remote communities Examining the role infrastructural and social disparities can play in nutrition.
Q&A: Parechovirus and general practice newsGP speaks with two experts about a virus that is relatively new to Australia and can be particularly severe in young children.
Promoting public health online: Children’s medication NPS MedicineWise brings informed advice on children’s medication to where much of the discussion is taking place – social media.
Most children with mental health issues not accessing care While one-third of children who access care see a GP, the majority who experience issues do not receive any treatment, according to a new study.
Doctors call for action on climate change ahead of election GPs are being urged to show their support for action on climate change by backing a child-focused campaign.
When children of vaccine-hesitant parents want to be immunised newsGP speaks with medico-legal expert Dr Sara Bird about under-18-year-olds who want vaccinations despite their parents’ wishes.
Flu vaccinations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children The Federal Government has committed to ensuring 170,000 children and adolescents are vaccinated against the flu for free.
Sugar coated: Health experts condemn soft drink Christmas marketing campaign Health experts and local communities have criticised Coca-Cola for its plan to dispense free sugary drinks as Christmas ‘gifts’.
George Brandis talks timeline for children’s removal from Nauru The former Attorney-General and current High Commissioner to the UK has declared all asylum seeker children are likely to be removed from Nauru by the end of this year.