Rheumatic heart disease, a deadly yet entirely preventable heart disease taking the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, is finally on the verge of elimination thanks to new research ...

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• 2020
• September

Telethon Kids Institute researchers have been awarded 12 of 16 grants under the latest round of funding from the WA Child Research Fund ...

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• 2020
• October

A new partnership between the Telethon Kids Institute, Dr George Sim and St John of God Murdoch Hospital will offer essential surgery at no cost for a group of Aboriginal children suffering severe ear infections. ...

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• 2019
• October

A new report predicts rheumatic heart disease (RHD) will lead to over 500 preventable deaths and cost the Australian health system $317 million by 2031 if no further action to tackle the disease is taken. ...

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• 2018
• December

Three outstanding young researchers from the Telethon Kids Institute have been named Raine Fellows and received valuable Raine Priming Grants to support their child health research. ...

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• 2021
• November