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Teenager finds her perfect match
February 7, 2011
EVERYONE deserves a second chance, but none more so than young Courtney Day.
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7 year old boy battles cancer with karate, swimming, snorkeling
February 2, 2011
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Boy fights leukaemia at Monash Children's - Channel 7 News
February 1, 2011
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Melbourne boy battles cancer with karate
February 1, 2011
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January 20, 2011
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When tiny steps get tough - Oakleigh Monash Leader
January 18, 2011
Hospital's home service helps strengthen family bonding
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TEN-month-old Levi Wilkins is battling a brain tumour so rare in someone so young that doctors were stumped on how to treat him.
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January 17, 2011
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Braeside Rotary puts lifesaving money where Ursula's heart is
January 17, 2011
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Little man who's on a big mission - Herald Sun
January 4, 2011
VISITORS to Monash Children's do a double take when they come across pint-sized patient Cody Roberts.
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Makayla Worrall, 4, battles rare ovarian cancer as parents hope she'll be home soon - Herald Sun
December 30, 2010
Makayla Worrall is showing a brave face despite being in hospital over the holiday period. Makayla Worrall, 4, battles rare ovarian cancer as parents hope she'll be home soon - Herald Sun
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Santa visits Monash on Christmas Day - Nine News
December 29, 2010
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Twins homes for Christmas - Channel 9 News
December 24, 2010
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December 24, 2010
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Monash Children's Christmas Party
December 22, 2010
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Children in fundraiser - Oakleigh Monash Leader
December 21, 2010
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December 21, 2010
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December 20, 2010
TINY Lexi Akira Heels is making her parents' Christmas wishes come true.
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December 16, 2010
MELBOURNE players Neville Jetta, Jordan Gysberts, Max Gawn and Luke Tapscott donned their Santa hats and visited Monash Medical Centre in Clayton on Tuesday, spreading the Christmas cheer among...
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Christmas magic one step at a time
December 16, 2010
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All I want for Christmas is you
December 9, 2010
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Lianna's show of spirit - Monash Weekly
December 7, 2010
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Nine News - Baby swallows battery
November 29, 2010
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So far, so good - Dandeong Star
November 25, 2010
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November 24, 2010
Sani can begin her new life after surgeons at Dandenong Hospital removed a large tumour from her face.
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Baby Born Four Months Premature in Toilet Bowl Goes Home
November 16, 2010
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Heart surgery and Dr Andrew Cochrane
November 15, 2010
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Bright future is what the doctor ordered
November 15, 2010
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November 15, 2010
FOUR nurses from Dandenong Hospital climbed up 88 flights of stairs to honour a beloved friend and colleague. Marcia Tsiros, Tanja Karac, Denis Levin and Natascha Mazurek climbed 300 vertical metres...
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November 12, 2010
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Miracle Babies thank NICU staff - Monash Leader
November 9, 2010
EVERY year, more than 40,000 babies start their life in a hospital neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The fragile newborns receive around-the-clock care from NICU nurses and doctors, who do their...
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Brave Yuliana inspires a village
November 1, 2010
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New life after surgery - Dandenong Leader
November 1, 2010
Teen recovering after operation to remove tumour SURGEONS at Dandenong Hospital have reconstructed a teenager’s jaw using bone from her lower leg. Sani Haekase is recovering in the...
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Help at hand for babies - Pakenham Cardinia Leader
October 29, 2010
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Special babes stay close for comfort in Casey - Casey Weekly
October 29, 2010
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Richo has a Tiger's fighting spirit
October 27, 2010
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October 27, 2010
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Brave battler Kian finally makes it home - AAP
October 26, 2010
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New nursery care at Casey Hospital
October 20, 2010
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October 19, 2010
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Timorese teens at Monash Children's
October 12, 2010
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Jade bounces back to health after tumour scare
October 12, 2010
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Ronald McDonald Monash Family Room construction begins - 7 News
September 22, 2010
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Miracle milestone for Oak Park premature twins - Moreland Leader
September 20, 2010
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Lions’ offer cooks up fun and games - Dandenong Star
September 9, 2010
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Daddy's special day - Monash Journal
September 8, 2010
WHILE most dads enjoyed breakfast in bed or a day out with their family for Father's Day yesterday, David Hayes, with his wife Rebecca and two-year-old daughter Charlotte, spent the day in the Monash...
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Fathers Day at Monash Children's
September 7, 2010
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Sophie faces mystery struggle with little known disease Smith-Magenis - Herald Sun
September 2, 2010
VICKY and Brett Maddock say they were given the worst possible news when their daughter Sophie fell ill.
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Southern Health makes public service its business
August 20, 2010
Southern Health has been named the joint winner of the 2010 Australian Business Award for Public Service. Southern Health Chief Executive Shelly Park described the award as an outstanding achievement...
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FOX FM Radio - Zachary Stephens
August 18, 2010
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August 18, 2010
AFL players may think they put pride in their jumper, but few could match the level of sacrifice Zachary Stephens was prepared to make for his Collingwood guernsey.
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Kids need a good night's sleep - ABC Health and Wellness
August 16, 2010
Sleep problems in kids don't just drive parents batty, they also affect children's health and development. What can be done?
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Monash family room a boon for parents
August 13, 2010
Parents of sick children at Southern Health’s Monash Medical Centre will soon have their own family room for rest and recuperation.
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August 13, 2010
VOLUNTEER pet therapist Alison Mason has started her rounds at Casey Hospital with her K9 companion, Byron the golden retriever.
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A MAN who was inspired to join the SES in the wake of the death and destruction of Black Saturday is now the saviour of a baby girl.
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Saving Special Children - The Human Body - Herald Sun
July 29, 2010
Last year a team of doctors at Monash Children's Hospital led the way in developing a world-first drug to cure babies diagnosed with a rare and fatal disease.
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Family haven set to ease the pain
July 26, 2010
PLANS for a new family refuge unit for Monash Medical Centre's children's unit were unveiled last week.
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Snoring lowers kids' IQ - Herald Sun
July 23, 2010
Experts from the Melbourne Children's Sleep Centre say prolonged snoring can affect a child's IQ and education.
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Evie Simms puts 159 days of hell behind her
June 28, 2010
THEY spent 159 excruciating days by her bedside, dreaming and hoping little Evie would one day be well enough to leave neonatal intensive care.
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Special care close to home - The Journal
June 25, 2010
WHEN Hudson Maxwell was born on May 29, he was nine weeks premature and in need of special neonatal care.
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Tots close for comfort, Cranbourne Leader - 21 June
June 21, 2010
WHEN Hudson Maxwell was born on May 29, he was nine weeks premature and in need of special neonatal care.
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Boys risking health by avoiding fatty food
June 20, 2010
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More special care, Berwick News.
June 18, 2010
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Ambassadors to pups - Oakleigh Monash Leader
June 15, 2010
FOUR lucky diabetes patients from Monash Children’s Diabetes Ambulatory Care Service (DACS) have been selected to be a ‘‘Junior Captain of the Day’’ at the Western...
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June 10, 2010
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Two paediatric nurses from Monash Children’s, Amy White and Hayley Hubble, led the way in raising over $25,000 at a trivia night held on Thursday 3 June at the Clayton RSL. The duo first decided...
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Wodonga miracle baby Taylor turns one
May 26, 2010
YESTERDAY was a milestone Wodonga mum Rebecca Gardner hadn’t expected to mark in hospital — the first birthday of her miracle baby daughter Taylor.
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Their miracle returns - Berwick Leader
May 25, 2010
CASEY’S tiniest fighter, baby Nico Arnold, is finally home. After seven months of daily trips from Berwick to Clayton’s Monash Medical Centre, the Arnolds were last week rejoicing being a ‘‘normal...
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Singing a way to sound health - Monash Journal
May 24, 2010
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Boys and girls come out to play
May 24, 2010
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The supportive touch - Oakleigh Monash Leader
May 11, 2010
BEHIND the colourful walls, toys and vital medical equipment spread throughout Monash Medical Centre’s Children’s Ward is a small group of volunteers who work tirelessly. Running for 17...
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May 10, 2010
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AFTER 136 days in hospital baby Grace Clark will go home for the first time today - just in time for Mother's Day.
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AGAINST all odds, a baby girl born prematurely at 24 weeks celebrated her first birthday from her hospital crib at Monash Medical Centre.
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Little Tiger Kian Richardson born in time for footy season
April 27, 2010
TAMARA Richardson believes her tiny son popped out four months early so he could catch the start of the footy season.
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April 27, 2010
MEDICAL miracles in Melbourne have not only saved the lives of babies here, but also around the world.
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April 16, 2010
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Docs beat the odds to save baby - Herald Sun
April 16, 2010
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Miracle baby born in toilet at 23 weeks
April 14, 2010
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Ferntree Gully's miracle baby - Leader News
April 13, 2010
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Smiles as clown doctors drop in - Oakleigh Monash Leader
April 7, 2010
THERE were plenty of smiles to be seen in Monash Children’s hospital last week when the clown doctors hit the ward. Promoting National Smile Day, founder and creative director of the Humour...
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He’s only 13, but at 1.95m Marcus is still growing strong
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New pacemaker - Channel 7 News
March 31, 2010
New technology makes MRI scans possible for 13 year-old MonashHeart patient
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New pacemaker - Channel 10 News
March 31, 2010
New technology makes MRI scans possible for 13 year-old MonashHeart patient
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Playground to brighten hospital stays - Dandenong Leader
March 22, 2010
There will be smiles aplenty when Dandenong Hospital launched the new Monash Children's playground last week. Patients, staff and sponsors attended the launch party along with some special guests -...
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Tigers win young fans - Monash Leader
March 16, 2010
SOME kind-hearted Tigers brought smiles to the faces of several ill children last week for the inaugural Southern Health and Richmond Football Club 2010 Monash Children’s Footy Handball...
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Baby Mia home at last - Channel Nine News
February 26, 2010
Baby Mia finally goes home after five months at Monash Children's at Southern Health in Clayton
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Gift of Life - Channel Ten News
February 19, 2010
19 February 2010 Channel Nine News at 17:00 A young Fijian boy with a 4 inch brain tumour is given the gift of life by surgeons at Monash Children's at Southern Health. (View MediaPlayer video clip...
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Projects Caring link - Oakleigh Monash leader
February 9, 2010
Children who are being treated for cancer in Monash are going wireless with new laptops to continue their schooling while in hospital, thanks to a Rotary Club fun run. Last year’s Kids Fun Run...
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February 8, 2010
MORE than $36,000 was raised at two charity events to help youngsters receiving cancer treatment at Monash Medical Centre keep up to date with schoolwork.
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‘Angel’ gains his birth size on apt day
February 3, 2010
ON MONDAY, three-and-a-half month old wonder baby Nico celebrated the day he was supposed to be born. As reported in the Leader last October, the Berwick infant was born 14 weeks’ premature and...
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All I want for Christmas is you and a family hug - Berwick Leader
January 11, 2010
Berwick’s Karin Arnold and baby Nico are getting ready for their Christmas together. It could be the fourth time she will hold her baby, Nico, since he was born at Monash Medical Centre on...
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December 25, 2009
A VISIT to Ivanhoe Boulevard's Christmas lights helped hasten the birth of one of our Christmas Day babies.
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Grandma's Christmas gift a life-saving kidney
December 24, 2009
SEVEN-year-old Ellie Hodge will wake up early tomorrow and open presents from Santa for the first time with her big brother and sister.
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First Noel - Oakleigh Monash Leader
December 22, 2009
Four-week old Tahlia will be home for Christmas after spending time in Monash Children's neonatal intensive care unit.
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A time for giving at Monash Children’s
December 14, 2009
Southern Health took part in the festive tradition of gift-giving with Beaumaris Primary School at the
Monash Children’s in Clayton on Monday 14 December.
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Victoria’s youngest person to have heart rate monitored over the internet - Channel 9 News
December 11, 2009
11 December 2009 Channel Nine News at 18:00 A seven year old girl fitted with an internal pace-maker has become Victoria’s youngest person to have their heart rate monitored over the internet,...
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First sod turned at Casey Hospital - Berwick Leader
December 9, 2009
CASEY Hospital was one big sandpit for two-year-old Brayden last week.
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Helper Elf - Dandenong Journal
December 7, 2009
Melissa, 12, gets creative at Southern Health's Dandenong Hospital last week
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Festive dream a reality - Sunday Herald Sun
December 6, 2009
THERE are few things Melbourne does better than medical marvels.
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Hospital of Hope - Dandenong Star
December 3, 2009
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Birth of nursery - Berwick News
December 2, 2009
Health Minister Daniel Andrews helps Brayden Kotsch in the backhoe used in the construction of the Casey Hospital’s special care nursery expansion.
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Program foots the bill for kids' shoes - The Journal
November 23, 2009
Southern Health has launched a new paediatric footwear program to make sure school children are not doing irreparable damage to their feet by wearing incorrect shoes.
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November 20, 2009
Southern Health helping children with a step in the right direction Southern Health is launching a new paediatric footwear program to make sure children are not doing irreparable damage to the feet by...
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Monash Children’s promotes caring, sharing - DHS Health Victoria
November 18, 2009
Monash Children’s Play Therapist Joanne Hogan and Emalie Brown take part in Children’s Week activities.
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Children piece Casey quilt together - DHS Health Victoria
November 18, 2009
A special unveiling ceremony marked Mental Health Week at Casey Hospital.
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Baby Z Cured of Rare Disease in 3 Days
November 10, 2009
Orphan Drug Treatment Used Only on Mice to Get Hearing Before FDA
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TV and Radio coverage - Baby Z
November 6, 2009
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Doctors risk untried drug to stop baby’s brain dissolving
November 6, 2009
'Baby Z', an infant who was cured of molybdenum cofactor deficiency by doctors at Monash Medical Centre in Victoria
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November 5, 2009
A MELBOURNE baby given no chance of survival has amazed doctors after being saved with one of the biggest long shots in medical history.
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Dying baby cured in world first
November 5, 2009
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Monash teams breakthrough could save babies
November 5, 2009
A team at Monash Children's Hospital is due to announce today that it has discovered a way to prevent progressive brain damage and death due to molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A.
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Baby Z receives world first life saving treatment
November 5, 2009
ABC Radio 774AM News covers the world first for Baby Z
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Doctors save baby in medical world first
November 5, 2009
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October 28, 2009
TINY Nico Arnold has so far won every round of his fight to cling to life.
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Ho, ho, hold the line in Clayton
October 27, 2009
THE Grinch seemed to arrive early last week to ruin the festive season for sick children, but what seemed like a Scrooge move from Monash Medical Centre turned out to be a case of crossed Christmas...
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October 25, 2009
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Smallest baby to receive pacemaker
October 22, 2009
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Taylor Gardner, world's smallest baby fitted with pacemaker, enjoys first hugs with mum
October 21, 2009
HER first pacemaker was bigger than her tiny, fragile body, but it allowed Taylor Gardner to survive against the odds and capture hearts around the world.
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Taylor Gardner doing well after pacemaker op
October 21, 2009
A PREMATURE baby believed to be the smallest ever fitted with a pacemaker could be home for Christmas after displaying "the willpower to survive".
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Miracle baby may be home for Christmas
October 21, 2009
Doctors have praised the fighting spirit of a Melbourne baby who underwent world-first surgery on her heart five months ago, and has had another successful operation.
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Bryce a Mann-size battler in health fight
September 20, 2009
BRYCE Mann, 4, has what her doctor likes to call a "Mann-size kidney".
Born with a malformed right kidney, she has spent much of her life battling infection and other complications.
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September 19, 2009
A MERCY dash from halfway around the world has given new hope to a young Macedonian boy with a heart in need of a spare part.
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September 14, 2009
BORN with a cleft palate, five-year-old Josh was unable to speak for the first few years of his life.
But thanks to help from Monash Medical Centre speech pathologists, Josh has become quite the... -
Brave teens face up to cancer with CanTeen
September 8, 2009
TEEN cancer patients are proving their battle is no barrier to glamour.
The Look Good Feel Better program is transforming youngsters enduring hair loss and skin problems, restoring their self-esteem... -
September 7, 2009
There was plenty of oooohing and aaahing when this mums' group held second birthday celebrations for bubs who spent their first days at the Monash neonatal intensive care unit.
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August 3, 2009
MUM Rebecca Gardiner was all smiles as her daughter Taylor, born at 26 weeks, reached a milestone weight of one kilogram at Monash Medical Centre last week.
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Books ease worry - Monash Journal
August 3, 2009
Hospitals will be a less intimidating environment for young patients thanks to two children's books launched at Monash Medical Centre.
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Clayton’s clown doctors at work
July 27, 2009
THEY have silly walks, wear funny clothes and boast an amazing array of madcap jokes, props and songs. Meet Dr Fairy Floss and Dr Doctor.
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He ain't heavy, he's my brother
July 11, 2009
Mr and Ms Hodder yesterday paid tribute to Monash Medical Centre staff, including obstetrician Professor Euan Wallace and Ms Dunn, who they said got them through the stress of two high-risk...
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Car buff Mitchell in for a tune-up
June 29, 2009
YOUNG Mitchell is a lad with a great attitude towards life.
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Shanice makes the most of hospital stay
June 29, 2009
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Health team helps Jasmine bloom
June 29, 2009
HAMPTON Park mother Vicki da Costa knows the shock of having a premature baby.
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June 20, 2009
In a world first, tiny Taylor Gardner has been fitted with a pacemaker bigger than her fragile body.