Aussie junior 'obsessed' with golf set to test his skills overseas
By Jake Kearnan

Alby Weyden was two years old when he became obsessed with golf. Four years on, his family hopes to raise enough money for him to compete in the Canadian Invitational.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-22/aussie-golf-junior-set-to-test-himself-in-canada/106570032

#Golf #ParentingChildren #ChildrensHealth #Sport #HumanInterest #JakeKearnan

“Tetanus can result in serious health consequences requiring extensive and costly medical care,” the researchers wrote. “Missed prevention opportunities for the children described in this report included failure to be vaccinated before the injury, delays in wound care, and lack of timely administration of TIG after exposure and before illness onset, including refusal.”

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/misc-emerging-topics/report-details-tetanus-4-unvaccinated-us-kids-including-refusal-post-exposure

#PublicHealth #tetanus #vaccines #immunizations #ChildrensHealth #PrimaryCare #prevention

Father calls for accountability over 21-month-old son's death
By Cason Ho

The father of Sandipan Dhar, who died after not receiving a blood test at Joondalup Health Campus, says there is still a lack of accountability over his son's death.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/sandipan-dhar-says-someone-should-be-responsible/106584432

#Health #HealthcareFacilities #Courts #ChildrensHealth #CasonHo

"...El Gamal and her children, whose ages range from 5 to 18, were never released. They’ve now been in the Dilley Immigration Processing Center — the only ICE detention center in the nation that currently holds kids and their parents — for 10 months. That’s far longer than any other family in ICE detention during the Trump administration, according to one of the family’s lawyers, Eric Lee."

🎁🔗: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/investigations/article/ice-detention-trump-tactics-elgamal-family-22082087.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vbmV3cy9pbnZlc3RpZ2F0aW9ucy9hcnRpY2xlL2ljZS1kZXRlbnRpb24tdHJ1bXAtdGFjdGljcy1lbGdhbWFsLWZhbWlseS0yMjA4MjA4Ny5waHA%3D&time=MTc3NjUxODE3NDMwMQ%3D%3D&rid=MDcyMjg5MTAtNzRlYS00OGUyLTlmODQtNjI5ZTE0Zjg0MzRi&sharecount=MQ%3D%3D

#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #DHS #MentalHealth #ChildrensHealth

Toddler's death at Perth hospital was 'probably preventable'
By Kate Christian and Cason Ho

The death of a toddler at one of Perth's major hospitals was "probably preventable" and the failure to perform a blood test on him was "more than a missed opportunity", a coroner finds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/inquest-findings-handed-down-into-death-of-sandipan-dhar/106577206

#Health #HealthcareFacilities #Courts #ChildrensHealth #KateChristian #CasonHo

Breaking: Toddler's death at Perth hospital was 'probably preventable'

The death of a toddler at one of Perth's major hospitals was "probably preventable" and the failure to perform a blood test on him was "more than a missed opportunity", a coroner finds.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-18/inquest-findings-handed-down-into-death-of-sandipan-dhar/106577206

#Health #HealthcareFacilities #Courts #ChildrensHealth

"As immigration authorities carry out what President Donald Trump has promised will be the largest mass deportation operation in U.S. history, several states are passing laws to keep children out of foster care when their detained parents have no family or friends available to take temporary custody of them."

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/immigrants-ice-arrests-family-separation-children-foster-care/

#PublicHealth #immigration #ICE #DHS #detention #deportation #ChildrensHealth #courts #USpol

Children Face Increased Illness Risk as 'Cicada' Variant Emerges

A new COVID-19 variant called 'Cicada' might affect children more. Scientists in London are watching it closely. Find out why it matters for your kids.

#CicadaVariant, #COVID19, #ChildrensHealth, #LondonNews, #BackToSchool

https://newsletter.tf/new-cicada-covid-variant-affects-children-london/

Scientists in London are concerned about a new COVID-19 variant, 'Cicada', which seems to affect children more than adults. This is happening as many children return to school.

#CicadaVariant, #COVID19, #ChildrensHealth, #LondonNews, #BackToSchool
https://newsletter.tf/new-cicada-covid-variant-affects-children-london/