When Samuel and James Considine were born in October 2003, perilously close to what the medical world describes as the limit of viability, each weighed just 700 grams and could fit into the palm of their father’s hand. ...

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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

Collaboration is the driving force behind ‘END RHD Demonstration Communities’ – a new community-driven, research-backed approach to tackling rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in remote Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

A joint initiative between the Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, the University of Kansas and Nebraska University, it is the world’s only study to conduct such a detailed assessment of language and literacy development from infancy through the formative adolescent years. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

Researchers at Telethon Kids are harnessing the power of apps and other online tools to ensure the results of their research reach those who need it most – children, young people and families. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

Emma White, a registered nurse, suspected for several months that something was wrong with her 7-year-old daughter Aroha, but couldn't get answers despite visiting numerous GPs. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July