15 June 2019

Rotavirus licensing agreement signed with new pharmaceutical company

A Melbourne-developed vaccine with the potential to save thousands of lives is to be...

11 June 2019

Majority of Australian children with mental health disorders not accessing care, study finds

A new study has found the vast majority of Australian children with mental health...

11 June 2019

Communication key to reducing stillbirth in migrant and refugee populations

Understanding what matters to women and communities new to Australia is fundamental to...

07 June 2019

International experts call for action for world’s 450 million scabies sufferers

An alignment of researchers, health ministries and the World Health Organization has...

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05 June 2019

Midwives key to promoting vaccines, but more training is needed

A new study shows many midwives receive little or no training on how to communicate to...

01 June 2019

New push to develop world’s first vaccine against the deadly Strep A bacteria killing hundreds of thousands

The International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Australia's Murdoch Children's Research...

31 May 2019

3D ‘bioprinted’ stem-cell tissue to be used to develop new ways to treat kidney disease

3D 'bioprinted' stem-cell tissue could one day be used to treat end-stage kidney disease...

28 May 2019

People born very preterm or with very low birthweight have high risk of lung disease

An international study published in the latest edition of The Lancet Respiratory...

28 May 2019

Victorian Government commits $14 million to improve health and wellbeing of future generations

The Victorian Government today committed $14 million over the next two years to reduce...

27 May 2019

Beyond Blue Julia Gillard launches new research project for childhood adversity and mental health

The Chair of Beyond Blue, The Hon. Julia Gillard AC, will has launched a cutting-edge...

14 May 2019

Both major parties commit to the Medical Research Future Fund

The Murdoch Children's Research Institute has welcomed news that the Medical Research...

14 May 2019

Stable housing in infancy nets lifelong benefits

Housing stability in the first thousand days of a child's development has a potential...

02 May 2019

Study to investigate medical cannabis as a treatment for intellectually disabled children

Murdoch Children's Research Institute is running a pilot study to investigate using...

30 April 2019

Clinicians, researchers and health representatives converge at CVU for latest updates

The Melbourne Vaccine Education Centre (MVEC) held its Clinical Vaccinology Update (CVU)...

28 April 2019

On International Immunology Day, Australians urged to vaccinate their children against measles

To mark International Day of Immunology (Monday, April 29), Australians are being urged...