"I had never heard of invasive Streptococcus A disease before, and I was shocked to hear that it is actually three times more common than meningococcal disease and just as deadly yet there is no vaccine to protect against it." ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• September

The Telethon Kids Institute’s new state of the art research facility within the Perth’s Children’s Hospital (PCH) has officially opened its doors, paving the way for faster bench to bedside outcomes for children. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• September

New research investigating the devastating impact of the 2017 flu season by PAEDS-FluCAN, a national collaboration observing influenza in children, confirmed it was time to take action after thousands of children were hospitalised with the virus last year. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• August

Two highly respected Telethon Kids Institute researchers have been named as finalists in the 2018 Premier’s Science Awards. ...

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

Twenty-year-old Emma Wignell, a proud member of the Telethon Kids Institute Youth Advisory Committee, was one of the dozens of young Western Australians involved in the community conversations which helped shape the State’s first Youth Health Policy. ...

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