Middle ear infections are one of the main reasons that children visit a GP, are prescribed antibiotics and need surgery. Aboriginal children are particularly susceptible and commonly suffer from hearing loss which can affect speech and learning. ...

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Christopher Jennifer Peter Blyth Kent Richmond CC J PC MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD RN MBBS MRCP(UK) FRACP Director, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines ...

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Christopher Elke Jennifer Tom Blyth Seppanen Kent Snelling CC ES J T MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD BSc PhD RN BMBS DTMH GDipClinEpid PhD FRACP ...

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Pioneering health consumer advocate Anne McKenzie AM has been awarded the National Health and Medical Research Council’s prestigious Consumer Engagement Award in recognition of an almost 30-year career. ...

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A ground-breaking survey by Telethon Kids researchers has become the new reference point to guide policy change and educate health providers to better support trans and gender-diverse youth in Australia. ...

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The Chronobiology team works to understand the factors that contribute to poor lung and heart function in newborn infants and find ways to prevent heart and lung disease. ...

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Itraconazole remains a first-line antifungal agent for certain fungal infections in children, including allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and sporotrichosis, but poor attainment of therapeutic drug levels is frequently observed with available oral formulations. A formulation of 'SUper BioAvailability itraconazole' (SUBA-itraconazole; Lozanoc®) has been developed, with adult studies demonstrating rapid and reliable attainment of therapeutic levels, yet paediatric data are lacking. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

Over 400 million people worldwide are living with a rare disease. Next Generation Sequencing identifies potential disease causative genetic variants. However, many are identified as variants of uncertain significance and require functional laboratory validation to determine pathogenicity, and this creates major diagnostic delays. ...

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Large variation in antibiotic prescribing amongst clinicians is demonstrated and increased, corresponding with escalating case complexity and persisting MRSA bacteraemia ...

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• 2019
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A better understanding of the innate immune responses by CF airway epithelial cells is needed to identify why viral infections are more severe in CF ...

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• 2018
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