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Safe start to life for East Pilbara babies thanks to Journey Together Initiative

Born two weeks early, six-month-old Braxton Lewis’ entry to the world could have been vastly different if not for a service dedicated to improving pregnancy outcomes for Aboriginal women in WA’s East Pilbara.

Port Hedland – Kumaparniku Wraparound Services Research Collaboration

Early in the consultation phase of the project, local Elders through Hedland Aboriginal Strong Leaders, education representatives and others identified that vulnerable families needed help navigating and accessing local support services that were already available in Port Hedland.

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Community advocate jumps on board with new COVID-19 advisory group

Like many of us, consumer and community advocate Catherine Hughes is worried about the impact of COVID-19. So she joined Australia’s first COVID-19 consumer reference group to be a voice for the community.

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Call for mandatory pregnancy health warning labelling on alcoholic beverages

Perth’s The Kids Research Institute Australia has welcomed the McGowan Government’s call today for the immediate implementation of mandatory pregnancy health warning labels.

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New meningococcal strains bring increased risk in WA

A new study has confirmed the changing pattern of meningococcal disease in Western Australia.

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Study unlocks new knowledge about the role of immune cells in asthma flare-ups

Flare-ups of asthma are usually brought on by respiratory infections, such as the common cold, and are one of the most common reasons for a child to miss school or require emergency care.

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RSV and influenza detections hit record low levels in 2020

Western Australia has experienced historically low levels of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza this winter due to the public health measures implemented to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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The Kids Researchers to explore NEC Artificial Intelligence technologies for new medical diagnostic tools

The Kids has signed an MoU with leading technology developer NEC Australia to explore opportunities to apply NEC’s AI technologies in our medical research.

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Cohort profile: A population-based record linkage platform to address critical epidemiological evidence gaps in respiratory syncytial virus and other respiratory infections

The Western Australia (WA) Respiratory Infections Linked Data Platform is a population-based cohort established to investigate the epidemiology of RSV and other respiratory infections in children aged 0-10 years, incorporating microbiological testing patterns, hospital admissions, emergency department presentations, and socio-demographic data.

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Widening the lens for pandemic preparedness: children must be seen and heard

The Australian and New Zealand Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ANZPID) Group of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (ASID) calls for urgent consideration of the needs and voices of children in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and in planning for future pandemics.