G’day all!! So these last few weeks have been super-crazy busy, and I have been running very thin on time to write new blog posts. Today, I thought I’d whip up something…
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Our resident paediatric physiotherapist, Lisa posts her first ever blog today today and gives us a physio's perspective on the management of flattened head shape in children. Great article Lisa!!…
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Following on from last week, today we take a look at medication used to treat anxiety (and depression) in children. How does it work? What are the side effects? How long…
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Dr Megs herself is back this week with an article about anxiety. To add to articles already written by our psychologist Dr Jenni, Dr Megs looks at what role your paediatrician…
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HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH disease, the condition dreaded by all preschool/kindy/day-care parents and long suffered by kids. Dr Katie, our resident blog GP tells us all we need to know about…
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The 2019 school year is only weeks away, and for some children separating from their mum or dad at drop off time can cause a little, dark worry cloud to gather over…
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In this very informative article, our resident GP Dr Katie goes through the ins-and-outs of CHICKEN POX . What you need to know about the disease, how we treat it and…
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Aargh… what a rough old week it has been. Fighting a war with the cutest army at present… brush tail possums who keep eating my succulent plants off my balcony. One kept…
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Dr Sarah, our resident paediatric endocrinologist takes a detailed look at the causes of short stature and how it is assessed in children in this great article. …
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Foodie Fri-yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This dish is soooooooooooooooooooo amazing. I actually shocked myself at how delicious it was. Quite seriously, I like salads, but I could eat a truckload of this one… and did. …
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Hey guys!! Here is a quick article as a follow up to last Monday’s article on probiotics. Today I am about to knock up a quick read on various products that are…
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My road test and variation to Andrew Zimmern's "Hanukkah" beef brisket - serves 4-5 people (rather than eleventy billion). Verdict: delish.…
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Kid's Health topicsProbiotics – are they effective in supporting the immune system and reducing “day care syndrome?”
Hello and welcome back to another exciting year of Dr Megs – Paeds & Feeds!! I sincerely hope you guys had a wonderful Christmas/NY break and are ready to hit the ground…
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An impressive looking, but insanely easy to prep pork dish to make you look awesome, when you really barely did anything tricky at all. …
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So today I am going to take the liberty of nerding out on my blog in my last medical post before Christmas. This is a rare condition that I think is…
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Dr Megs writes about a common and usually self-resolving problem in newborn babies - jaundice. Sometimes the cause of jaundice in babies can be more serious however, and this article looks…
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Dr Megs writes about a common condition of toddlers - the painful pulled elbow. It is easy to fix, but needs medical attention quickly. …
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Dr Katie, GP is back this week with a really informative post about ear infections in children. Why do kids get them? What are the different types? How do we…