The heart failure epidemic is growing and its prevention, in order to reduce associated hospital readmission rates and its clinical and economic burden, is a key issue in modern cardiovascular medicine. The present position paper aims to provide practical evidence-based information to support the implementation of effective preventive measures. ...

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Influenza vaccination is recommended to protect mothers and their infants from influenza infection. Few studies have evaluated the health impacts of in utero exposure to influenza vaccine among children more than six months of age. ...

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The “Earthrise” photograph, taken on the 1968 Apollo 8 mission, became one of the most significant images of the 20th Century. It triggered a profound shift in environmental awareness and the potential for human unity—inspiring the first Earth Day in 1970. Taking inspiration from these events 50 years later, we initiated Project Earthrise at our 2020 annual conference of inVIVO Planetary Health. ...

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Treatments for food allergy are still lacking, yet progress is being made, and immunotherapy appears more effective than dietary avoidance. ...

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This review provides an update on the current status of Group A Streptococcus vaccine development, & describes global efforts to accelerate the development... ...

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Evidence-based recommendations for the antifungal management of common, rare and emerging mould infections in both adult and paediatric populations ...

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Although influenza vaccination is recommended during pregnancy as standard of care, limited surveillance data are available for monitoring uptake. ...

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Acute rheumatic fever (ARF) is the result of an autoimmune response to pharyngitis caused by infection with group A Streptococcus. ...

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The implications of the microbiome extend to virtually every branch of medicine, biopsychosocial and environmental sciences ...

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Group A Streptococcus (GAS) M protein is an important virulence factor and potential vaccine antigen, and constitutes the basis for strain typing (emm-typing). ...

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Vaccine prevention of GAS infections and their immunological complications has been a goal of researchers for decades. ...

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Raelene Nick Endersby Gottardo R NG BSc (Hons) PhD MBChB FRACP PhD Brainchild Fellow; Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research Co-Head, Brain Tumour Research raelene.endersby@telethonkids.org.au nicholas.gottardo@telethonkids.org.au Co-Head, Brain Tumour ...

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