Children with leukaemia and other cancers at Royal Children’s Hospital are being soothed during medical procedures with specially selected music played by Australia’s leading cello duo and recorded in a 115 year old school chapel in Melbourne. Cello Lullaby was devised by the hospital’s Dr Catherine Crock and recorded to CD, and will be available … Continued
A neonatal expert at Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne has developed an alternative way to treat meconium aspiration, a problem that occurs in newborn babies. A newborn baby at RCH is the first in Australia to undergo this new treatment. Meconium is a black sticky material that comes from the fetal intestine. It is normally … Continued
A new research study to investigate the benefits of music therapy in newborns has begun. The study is being conducted by the Music Therapy Unit at the Royal Children’s Hospital, researchers at the University of Western Sydney and other research partners*. The three year study will seek to determine whether music therapy can help sick … Continued
Royal Children’s Hospital has introduced a new way of helping children and young people with diabetes to monitor their blood glucose levels. RCH is the first hospital in Australia to use the continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) in routine clinical care. The CGMS checks blood glucose levels every 30-seconds and stores the information to memory. … Continued
The Royal Children’s Hospital confirmed it has been having discussions with an American philanthropic organisation, Atlantic Philanthropies, over a proposed $25 million donation to develop the role of the hospital in improving the health of children in Australia and developing countries in the region. A spokesperson for the hospital said it was an extremely attractive … Continued
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In an Australian first, doctors at Royal Children’s Hospital are now able to repair the commonest holes in the heart without performing open-heart surgery. Children are able to go home 24-hours after the procedure rather than remaining in hospital for a week as they would following conventional surgery. Four year-old Brandon Connelly’s hole in the … Continued
Two year old Silvina Gomez is truly a Christmas miracle. Three weeks ago Australian doctors in East Timor said she wouldn’t be alive for Christmas: she was being suffocated by a cystic swelling the size of a football in her neck. But thanks to Moira Kelly OA from the Children First Foundation, staff at Royal … Continued
Staff at Royal Children’s Hospital have produced a video to help parents of toddlers with diabetes maintain their sanity through these difficult and challenging early years. Minister for Health, the Hon. John Thwaites will join staff and families of toddlers with diabetes who participated in the video to celebrate the launch of ‘Here We Go … Continued
With the arrival of warmer weather and daylight savings, this period has traditionally meant an increase in bicycle, scooter and skateboard accidents. Many of these accidents could easily be preventable more children and teenagers wore safety helmets. On Wednesday 13 November at 10am, Kidsafe in association with Rosebank Helmets and the Safety Centre at the … Continued
