When Liana complained of a sore foot and showed signs of a fever, her mum Margie rushed her to hospital. An X-ray of her foot revealed no obvious injury, so she was sent home and advised to take painkillers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Early Environment
• END RHD Program
• News & Events
• 2018
• December

Once upon a time it was infectious diseases like polio, measles or tuberculosis that most worried parents. With these threats now largely under control, parents face a new challenge – sky-rocketing rates of non-infectious diseases such as asthma, allergies and autism. ...

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• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

An ORIGINS study aims to find out more about family screen habits to help provide clearer, more realistic advice. ...

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• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2019
• Impact

A huge congratulations to Telethon Kids Institute founding researcher, Emeritus Professor Carol Bower, who has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours for her profound impact on child and public health over a 40-year career. ...

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• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2023
• June

An extra whooping cough vaccination for babies comes as a result of work by researchers at the Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases. ...

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• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2016
• May