In 2017, a steep rise in cases of meningococcal disease caused by the W strain sparked a wave of concern for parents in Western Australia. ...

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• 2018
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The Public Health Association of Australia has rated mandatory folate fortification – which led to a dramatic decline in neural tube defects – as one of the top 10 public health achievements of the past two decades. ...

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Five Fitzroy Crossing women have been awarded qualifications after working with the Telethon Kids Institute’s Alcohol and Pregnancy & FASD Research Team. ...

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• 2019
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Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University will work together as part of a new agreement focused on enhancing children’s health and medical research in WA. ...

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• 2018
• January

After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide. ...

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