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26 April 2024
Advances in surgery to tackle the most common physical disability in children
Children born with the most common physical disability are being offered less painful treatment options through a new surgical technique at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH).
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05 March 2024
10 years of healing little hearts at the Queensland Children’s Hospital
Cardiac surgeons at the Queensland Children’s Hospital have performed more than 4,360 heart surgeries on almost 3,000 children and young people since the hospital opened.
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30 May 2024
A decade of difference as patients eye podium at Paris Paralympic Games
More than 250 children and their families have been supported by the Queensland Children’s Hospital’s Limb Difference Clinic since 2014.
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24 May 2024
ACTION Centre to provide greater access to life-saving new therapies
Children living with rare diseases and complex illnesses will have better access to cutting-edge treatments thanks to a dedicated clinical trials centre of excellence at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
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21 May 2024
World-first drug developed to help fight sepsis in children
Children’s Health Queensland researchers have tested a new drug that could prevent sepsis deaths in children.
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17 May 2024
Queensland families help develop an innovative online platform for mental health wellbeing
Children’s Health Queensland researchers have worked with children and their families to build a free online mental health platform.
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07 March 2024
Free text messaging service to boost confidence for more Queensland parents
More Queensland parents will be offered support during the most critical time of their child’s development through the expansion of a text messaging service by Children’s Health Queensland.
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07 March 2024
New research finds sepsis the leading cause of preventable deaths in Queensland children
Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program at Children’s Health Queensland has partnered with the Queensland Family and Child Commission to complete Australia’s first population-based study to better understand the true incidence of childhood deaths
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21 February 2024
Juiced TV launches studio at Queensland Children’s Hospital
Queensland’s sickest kids have greater access to the fun, distraction and stardom of Juiced TV, with the opening of an in-house studio at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
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19 February 2024
Free vision screens for 2024 Prep students under way in Queensland schools
Children’s Health Queensland’s annual free Prep vision screening program is under way for 2024, screening the state’s youngest students for visual impairments that could lead to blindness.
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08 January 2024
$2.6 million research grant to improve lung health of First Nations children
Queensland Children’s Hospital respiratory specialist and researcher Professor Anne Chang has received a $2.6 million grant to further her pioneering work improving the lung health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.