A seven-year-old girl was forced to spend Christmas in hospital after a suspected ear infecton turned out to be a "severe" blood clot on her brain - causing her to be rushed into emergency surgery ...

A nine-month-old baby has been rushed to hospital after being mauled by a dog. The baby girl was attacked at a home on Ashley Street in Torrensville, in Adelaide's western suburbs, on Tuesday.

A doctor suspected a baby had a viral infection but it was in fact a rare ... She will remain in hospital until a matching stem cell donor can be found. HLH is an immune deficiency disorder ...