This is the start of our CliniKids blog series about play.  This week, Speech Pathology Lead Aria May, pictured left, explains why play is so important and why it can be challenging for children on the autism spectrum. ...

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We undertook a retrospective review of children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and treated with modern COG protocols to determine... ...

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• 2015
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Bacillus cereus can cause serious infections in immunosuppressed patients. This population may be susceptible to B. cereus pneumonia, bacteremia, cellulitis,... ...

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• 2013
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• 2021
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Meet Florence CliniKids, the first stand-alone clinical service offered by the Telethon Kids Institute, was launched in October 2019 and is already ...

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• 2020
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Revisiting data for more positive change Next chapter for major study A quarter of a century later, it’s hoped the power of those reports will again ...

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The epidemiological, prognostic, and therapeutic features of child and adolescent meningioma are poorly defined... ...

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Dr Nicole Hill A series of suicides among young people south of Perth in 2016 sparked a major overhaul of how support is offered to the people left ...

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Unlike adults, malignant melanoma in children and adolescents is rare. In adult melanoma, significant progress in understanding tumor biology and new treatments, including targeted therapies and immunotherapy have markedly improved overall survival. In sharp contrast, there is a paucity of data on the biology and clinical behavior of pediatric melanoma. We report a national case series of all pediatric and adolescent malignant melanoma presenting to ANZCHOG Childhood Cancer Centers in Australia and New Zealand. ...

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• 2021
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Diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPG), are the most lethal of childhood cancers. Palliative radiotherapy is the only established treatment, with median patient survival of 9 to 11 months. ONC201 is a DRD2 antagonist and ClpP agonist that has shown preclinical and emerging clinical efficacy in DMG.  ...

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• 2023
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