Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) comprises heart-valve damage caused by acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The Australian Government Rheumatic Fever Strategy funds RHD Control Programs to support detection and management of ARF and RHD. We assessed epidemiological changes during the years of RHD Control Program operation. ...

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The first Capacity Building Grant comprising solely of Indigenous researchers has been completed successfully ...

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Prevention approaches specific to prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) and foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) have been identified as urgently needed in Australia, including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. However, very little work has aimed to describe and evaluate health promotion initiatives, especially those developed in rural and remote areas. ...

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Embrace Co-Director Professor Helen Milroy calls for cultural safety in healthcare settings at Aboriginal mental health panel ...

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Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities ...

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Learn more about the background and motivations of END RHD CRE Research Fellow Simone Reynolds. ...

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Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have enabled the discovery of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that are significantly associated with many autoimmune diseases including type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, many of the identified variants lie in non-coding regions, limiting the identification of mechanisms that contribute to autoimmune disease progression. ...

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The head of Indigenous research at Perth's Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has been honoured as the 2008 National NAIDOC Person of the Year. ...

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