Sydney Local Health District

The Association of Umbilical Cord Blood Neurofilament Light With Nonreassuring Fetal Status: A Prospective Observational Study

( Int J Gynaecol Obstet . 2026 Mar;172(3):1491–1500. doi:10.1002/ijgo.70421) A prospective observational study explored whether neurofilament light (NfL), a marker of neuronal injury, can be reliably measured in umbilical cord blood and whether it is associated with nonreassuring...

Factors Associated with Extreme Waiting Times for Child Developmental Diagnostic Assessments: A Mixed-Methods Service Evaluation in Sydney

Background: Previous Australian child developmental assessment service (CDAS) cohorts have identified a small proportion of children experiencing extreme waiting times (≥730 days) for standardised developmental assessments. However, factors associated with these extreme waits rem...

End-of-life planning and its governing policies: a comparison of New South Wales public health facility documents

OBJECTIVE: This desktop/scoping document review aimed to determine differences in availability, content, definitions, and terminology used in NSW Health policy documents that pertained to end-of-life planning. METHODS: A desktop/scoping comparative analysis of identified document...

Clearance of Treponema pallidum from oral and anal sites after treatment of secondary syphilis: results from a multi-centre, prospective, cross-sectional study

Background Syphilis is increasing worldwide, and secondary syphilis may represent its most infectious stage. Scarce data exist on Treponema pallidum clearance after treatment. We aimed to determine the frequency and load of T. pallidum mucosal shedding, and time to clearance foll...

Patient-Specific Sensitivity of Osteotomy Interface Modelling in Mandibular Reconstruction

This study systematically investigates the influence of different interface modelling assumptions on biomechanical predictions using patient-specific models and evaluates their agreement with postoperative configurations. Five mandibular reconstruction cases using vascularised os...

Issues in the clinical assessment and management of people living with motor neurone disease (MND): a survey of Australian healthcare professionals

Objective: To inform the development of the Australian MND Guideline, this study aimed to identify challenges Australian healthcare professionals (HCPs) face in the clinical assessment and management of people living with MND (plwMND) including where practice varies from evidence...

Culture Dose for Kids: A Convergent Parallel Mixed-methods Evaluation of a Gallery-based Programme for Childhood Anxiety in New South Wales, Australia

Abstract This study evaluates an eight-week gallery-based art programme designed to reduce anxiety in children aged 9–12 years. Using a convergent parallel mixed-methods design, we evaluated Culture Dose for Kids, a structured community-based art programme delivered in public gal...

Short- and long-term exposures to elevated temperatures influence weight status among young children: A secondary analysis of multi-longitudinal datasets from Australia and New Zealand

Climate change and childhood obesity are major global health threats that share common upstream determinants. However, evidence on the associations between ambient temperature and childhood obesity remains limited. This study aimed to investigate the associations between temperat...