Latest Kid’s Health Topics from the Clinic.

Pulled elbow

Dr Megs writes about a common condition of toddlers – the painful pulled elbow. It is easy to fix, but needs medical attention quickly.

Problems with boy-bits (Part 2)

Hello again all of you parents of boys out there! I know you have all been so EAGERLY awaiting the sequel to last week's "What can go wrong with a ding-dong" article, and here it is... "How we fix things wonky boy-bits!" (sorry, I know... terrible.) You might remember...

Head injury

Head injuries – hard to find a person who hasn’t had one over the course of their life. But when it happens to your child – is it serious or not? Here are some ways to figure it out, and what to do about it.

Warts

Dr Katie blogs about warts today. Fortunately, the common wart is not poisonous (unlike the one on the end of the Gruffalo’s nose) but they are ugly and inconvenient. Dr Katie has some advice on how to get rid of them.

Angry kids

Hi there parents and carers! This has been a really tricky article to write.  There are so many reasons why kids can present as “angry” or with emotional dysregulation and I knew it would be a real challenge to cover them all sensitively and in completeness.  In this...

Growing pains

Growing pains… everyone talks about them, but do they really exist? Dr Megs talks us through this common and sometimes distressing phenomenon and how you can help your child if they have them.

The Return of the Measles

Dr Katie (general practitioner) blogs today about the unfortunate resurgence of measles in Australia over recent years. She tells us all about why this has happened, what to look for if you think your child has measles and most importantly, what to do about it.

Glandular fever (infectious mononucleosis)

Today Dr Megs blogs about a common infection with a bad reputation. Glandular Fever or “infectious mononucleosis.” This awful condition is caused by the Epstein-Barr Virus – come and find out how to know if your child has it, and how to prevent it.

Poo smearing (“Scatolia”)

In this stinky topic, Dr Megs takes a look at the very undesirable behaviour known as “poo-smearing” (otherwise known as Scatolia). If you are a parent who has a child who does this (or knows someone who does) – you want to read this article or at least pass it on.

Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD)

Good evening everyone!! It is yet again late Monday night and I have not written a medical blog post for the week (*face palm*).  Sorry!  In my defence, I’ve had a bit of a rough old week, with many sad anniversaries (5 in total) for me in the last 7-8 days.  It was...

The 100 day cough

Our resident GP (and super mum) Dr Katie, has welcomed baby number 3 to her fold recently – CONGRATULATIONS DR KATIE!!
Today she blogs about WHOOPING COUGH – a potentially fatal, but vaccine preventable condition in kids (and adults)

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