#childrenshealth — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #childrenshealth, aggregated by home.social.
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NSW baby first in world to receive breakthrough epilepsy treatment
By Chantelle Al-KhouriA baby from the NSW Central Coast has made medical history, becoming the first person in the world to receive a precision medicine treatment for a rare and devastating form of epilepsy.
#Epilepsy #MedicalResearch #ChildrensHealth #ChantelleAlKhouri
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Quarter of branded baby foods in UK still have too much sugar, analysis finds
By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondentExclusive: Of 224 branded infant foods and snacks, more than half are in breach of guidelines brought in a year ago
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/aug/21/baby-foods-uk-too-much-sugar
#Childrenshealth #Fooddrinkindustry #Sugar #Children #Society #Business #Supermarkets #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #AnnaBawdenHealth #socialaffairscorrespondent
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds
By Damien Gayle Environment correspondentResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution was restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/18/ulez-better-lung-size-function-london-children
#Lowemissionzones #Airpollution #Pollution #London #Children #Childrenshealth #Environment #Society #UKnews #England #TheGuardian #DamienGayleEnvironmentcorrespondent
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Ulez led to better lung size and function among London children, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/18/ulez-better-lung-size-function-london-children #LowEmissionZones #AirPollution #Pollution #London #Children #ChildrensHealth #Environment #Society #UkNews #England
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Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts
By Johana BhuiyanTech Transparency Project’s report shows whenever governments mull platform regulations, company recruits influencers to promote its safety features
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-pays-influencers-teen-social-media-ban
#Meta #Children #Childrenshealth #Instagram #Mentalhealth #Health #Facebook #Media #Technology #Society #Socialnetworking #TheGuardian #JohanaBhuiyan
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Reel-ing it in: Meta is paying influencers to promote teen accounts https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-pays-influencers-teen-social-media-ban #Meta #Children #ChildrensHealth #Instagram #MentalHealth #Health #Facebook #Media #Technology #Society #SocialNetworking
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California law would force companies to disclose toxic chemicals in disposable diapers
By Tom PerkinsLegislation requiring disclosure of chemicals in diapers passed assembly and will go before state senate soon
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/california-law-chemicals-diapers
#California #Childrenshealth #Pfas #LawUS #USpolitics #Health #WestCoast #USnews #TheGuardian #TomPerkins
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California law would force companies to disclose toxic chemicals in disposable diapers https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/california-law-chemicals-diapers #California #ChildrensHealth #Pfas #LawUs #UsPolitics #Health #WestCoast #UsNews
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What is the MMR vaccine and how does Trump’s executive order affect parents and children?
By Sarah SloatPresident’s order calls for several changes to childhood vaccinations – and experts say it’ll lead to confusion
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/aug/13/mmr-vaccine-trump-executive-order
#Wellactually #MMR #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Trumpadministration #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #Childrenshealth #Health #Lifeandstyle #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #SarahSloat
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What is the MMR vaccine and how does Trump’s executive order affect parents and children?
By Sarah SloatPresident’s order calls for several changes to childhood vaccinations – and experts say it’ll lead to confusion
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/aug/13/mmr-vaccine-trump-executive-order
#Wellactually #MMR #Vaccinesandimmunisation #Trumpadministration #RobertFKennedyJr #DonaldTrump #Childrenshealth #Health #Lifeandstyle #USpolitics #USnews #TheGuardian #SarahSloat
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12yo will walk 500km to talk with Prime Minister about paediatric care
By Jen McCutcheonDusty Langby will walk from Warren in western NSW to the Prime Minister's office in Canberra to talk about the need for better paediatric care in the bush.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-12/dusty-langby-12-years-old-walk-to-meet-pm/107000328
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Wait times, cost barriers to ADHD testing in Tasmania, report finds
By Lucy MacDonaldTasmania's public health system is struggling to cope with demand for ADHD testing, with many turning to private psychiatrists, a parliamentary report has found.
#ADHD #PublicHealth #LearningDisabilities #HealthPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #ChildrensHealth #LucyMacDonald
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Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/aug/11/matilda-davis-mother-suicide-carer-broken-social-care-system-england #Carers #SocialCare #ParentsAndParenting #Disability #Society #ChildrensHealth #MentalHealth #UkNews
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Matilda in pieces: what one mother’s suicide reveals about the carers broken by the system
By Josh HallidayParent-carers of disabled children are exposed to chronic levels of extreme stress and often reach crisis point before help is available – then they face a ‘fight for basic support’, experts say. This is Matilda Davis’s story
#Carers #Socialcare #Parentsandparenting #Disability #Society #Childrenshealth #Mentalhealth #UKnews #TheGuardian #JoshHalliday
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Fiona’s 14-year-old son Max was bright and gave enormous bear hugs. She lost him in an instant when his heart suddenly stopped
By Jonathan BarrettThe Sydney mother wants Canberra politicians to hear people who have lost children to sudden cardiac death, saying ‘we need answers’
#Health #Childrenshealth #Heartattack #Australianews #TheGuardian #JonathanBarrett
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Iron deficiency from too much cow's milk a 'hidden health crisis' for toddlers
By Janelle MilesPaediatricians across Australia are concerned about a jump in iron deficiency in young children due to excess cow's milk, and the need to better educate parents about the issue.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-09/cows-milk-iron-deficiency-toddler-health-nutrition/106953518
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Elle’s twins played with asbestos-contaminated coloured sand for a year. Why wasn’t she warned of its danger?
By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporterA New Zealand couple has fought to uncover why customers were originally told the children’s product, on sale in Australia, was ‘low risk’
#Consumeraffairs #Australianews #Childrenshealth #Society #Productrecalls #Consumerrights #Asbestos #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommissionACCC #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter
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Boy's sore throat leads to leukaemia diagnosis
By Madeline GraceA 10-year-old boy presented to a Queensland hospital for a persistent "sore throat" as a precautionary measure, but was undergoing chemotherapy 24 hours later.