COVID-19 has caused a global public health crisis affecting most countries, including Ethiopia, in various ways. This study maps the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death from COVID-19 in Ethiopia. Thirty-eight potential indicators of vulnerability to COVID-19 infection, case severity and likelihood of death, identified based on a literature review and the availability of nationally representative data at a low geographic scale, were assembled from multiple sources for geospatial analysis. Geospatial analysis techniques were applied to produce maps showing the vulnerability to infection, case severity and likelihood of death in Ethiopia at a spatial resolution of 1 km×1 km. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2021
• February 2021

Hospital-treated self-harm is common, costly and associated with repeated self-harm and suicide. Providing a comprehensive psychosocial assessment following self-harm is recommended by professional bodies and may improve outcomes. ...

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• 2024
• January 2024

The incidence and severity of heatwaves are increasing globally with concomitant health complications. Pregnancy is a critical time in the life course at risk of adverse health outcomes due to heat exposure. Dynamic physiological adaptations, which include altered thermoregulatory pathways, occur in pregnancy. ...

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• 2023
• August 2023

The new automated insulin delivery system by MyLife Diabetes Care is now available on android devices from October 24, 2022. ...

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The Children’s Diabetes Centre was honoured to have leading international experts Laurel Messer and Professor Mike Riddell as guest speakers at its ...

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Our exercise researchers have been working with young people with type 1 diabetes to create an app and we need your help to name it! ...

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Consumer Representative Spotlight - Duncan Read ...

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New research from Perth's Telethon Kids Institute has shown the local relevance of a worldwide pattern of increased risk of childhood type 1 diabetes. ...

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• 2014
• June

Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy is an efficacious management strategy for young people with type 1 diabetes. However, high costs prevent equitable access. We thus sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of HCL therapy compared with current care among young people with type 1 diabetes in Australia. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

Did you know that regular exercise can literally add years to the lives of children living with Type 1 Diabetes? ...

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