Paediatrics news

In a significant recognition of her career-long dedication to the autism community, Professor Katrina Williams, Head of the Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health and Paediatrician at Monash Children’s Hospital

Congratulations Dr Jennifer Papoutsis on receiving the 2025 Vera Scantlebury Brown Child Welfare Memorial Trust Scholarship to undertake further study/research in relation to prenatal care, infant welfare and preschool activities.

New Monash University-led research has for the first time in Australia found that children with an infection in the past 60 days had roughly twice the risk of stroke.

A new Australian study has found that a simple saline nasal spray could help many children breathe and sleep better, potentially avoiding the need for surgery and specialist care.

Two researchers from the School of Clinical Sciences (SCS) at Monash Health have been awarded competitive Heart Foundation grants for 2025.

A vibrant crowd of past and present staff, students, and collaborators gathered earlier this month at Monash Children's Hospital to celebrate 60 years of the Department of Paediatrics at Monash University.

At birth, the brain is primed for connection, curiosity, and change-forming over a million new neural connections every second in the early years. But building a brain doesn’t always go to plan. Sometimes the pathways diverge, stall, or regress

Congratulations to Associate Professor Ed Giles, clinician–scientist in the Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health on receiving the Barry Marshall Award..

From advancing global lupus research to transforming paediatric care and redefining how professionalism is taught in dietetics, the School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health continues to lead at the intersection of discovery, innovation and