Australia’s largest study into the causes of type 1 diabetes reached a significant milestone when it recruited its first family in Perth with three children recently. ...

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From Diagnosis to Consumer Representative – Danae’s journey to making a difference ...

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A research review from the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has cast doubt on the effectiveness of some complementary and alternative therapies for ...

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• 2012
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By his own admission, Cranbrook State School principal Jeffrey Capell was initially resistant to the idea that the school could better support the development of children before they were old enough to actually enrol in school. ...

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• 2018
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Related stories Strong advocacy efforts have paid off with health and food safety ministers from around Australia and New Zealand finally approving ...

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• 2020
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Laqueisha was just five years old when she was diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and sent on a 5,000km return trip to Perth for major heart surgery. ...

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• 2018
• December

We can all appreciate the benefits of a good night’s sleep, but for premature babies that can be hard to achieve. Their body clocks are not properly ...

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Ten-year-old Isabelle decided to make and sell loom band bracelets to raise money for Telethon Kids Institute. ...

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The Antenatal Colostrum Expression (ACE) Study aims to determine whether hand expressing of colostrum in the last few weeks of pregnancy can help new mothers to breastfeed. ...

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The world can be a scary place for children. Wars, terrorist atrocities, natural disasters, bushfires, famine and shocking crimes are all regular features in the news we consume – not to mention the almost blanket coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic. ...

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• 2021
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