Father-of-three Dalibor Hercog knew the signs of stroke, but never imagined that information would help him save the life of his 16-year-old son, Martin.The high school student collapsed at home days before Christmas last year.He...
The Monash Children’s Simulation team recently visited Papua New Guinea (PNG), where they provided simulation-based education to local clinicians and healthcare workers. Led by the Director of Monash Children’s Simulation, Prof Ram Nataraja, in partnership with...
Monash Health is looking at new ways to support our adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer, recognising that their needs differ from those of paediatric and adult patients. Each year, our health service treats...
Monash Children’s Hospital is helping babies and their families get a head start by predicting those at high-risk of cerebral palsy (CP). As reported by Herald Sun, a study at Monash Children’s Hospital in collaboration with...
Therapy dogs across our Monash Health sites are helping bring joy to our patients, their families and our teams. The stress of being in unfamiliar surroundings and undergoing treatments can negatively impact the wellbeing of our...
This week, Hawthorn Football Club players Chad Wingard and Jai Newcombe took a break from the field to score smiles at Monash Children’s Hospital. Chad and Jai brought the spirit of the game to kids...
Comedian and children’s entertainer Jimmy Rees (also known as ‘Jimmy Giggle’) has been inducted as a Clown Doctor, after a special visit to Monash Children’s Hospital. As reported by Nine News, Jimmy recently visited our...
A study at Monash Children’s Hospital has discovered potentially lifesaving benefits of providing pre-term babies with early, regular skin-to-skin contact, known as Kangaroo Care. As Reported by 10 News First, researchers found that Kangaroo Care can...
On Sunday, we welcomed a very special visitor to Monash Children’s Hospital, who brought a smile to the faces of many children, their families and our wonderful team members.As Reported by Nine News, the Easter bunny...
Thank you to everyone who walked or donated to the Monash Children’s Hospital Walk.It was amazing to see over 2,200 people at Jells Park raising funds to support our patients receiving treatment for kidney health...