Risk-based recommendations are common for pneumococcal vaccines but little is known about their uptake. In Australia, pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was funded only for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) children and those with underlying medical conditions in 2001, and then there were different booster dose recommendations depending on risk after the introduction of universal PCV vaccination in 2005. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

The term “Anthropocene Syndrome” describes the wicked interrelated challenges of our time. We expand the discourse on positive social contagion and argue that empowerment through education can help lead to an information transformation with the aim of flourishing along every link in the person, place and planet continuum. ...

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• 2021
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Our findings suggest that immigrants in Australia have emotional or altruistic connections to their home countries ...

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• 2020
• March 2020

Nonverbal IQ is not on the same causal pathway as language impairments ...

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• 2020
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The concept of planetary health blurs the artificial lines between health at scales of person, place, and planet. It emphasizes the interconnected grand challenges of our time, and underscores the need for integration of biological, psychological, social, and cultural aspects of health in the modern environment. Here, in our Viewpoint article, we revisit vaccine pioneer Jonas Salk’s contention that wisdom is central to the concept of planetary health. ...

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Embryonal tumours with multi-layered rosettes (ETMRs) are a newly recognised, rare paediatric brain tumour with alterations of the C19MC microRNA locus. Due to varied diagnostic practices and scarce clinical data, disease features and determinants of outcomes for these tumours are poorly defined. We did an integrated clinicopathological and molecular analysis of primary ETMRs to define clinical phenotypes, and to identify prognostic factors of survival and key treatment modalities for this orphan disease. ...

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Research and research funding must be independent of the tobacco industry, which continues to cause so much suffering ...

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• 2018
• December 2018

Aussie Optimism Program with teacher training along with coaching may have the potential to positively impact on suicidality and pro-social behavior in the pre-adolescent years ...

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Here we present an approach for the DNA methylation-based classification of central nervous system tumors across all groups and demonstrate its application. ...

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Fiona Stanley FJ FAA FASSA MSc MD FFPHM FAFPHM FRACP FRANZCOG HonDSc HonDUniv HonFRACGP HonMD HonFRCPCH HonLLB (honoris causa) Patron 08 6319 1176 contact@telethonkids.org.au Patron Authors: WHITEHOUSE, A.J.O., MAYBERY, M.T., HART, R., MATTES, E., ...

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An open letter to politicians on climate change and obesity ...

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Pat Holt PG PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA Emeritus Honorary Researcher Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Prof Holt established the Division of Cell Biology at the Institute's inception in 1990, with his research group's ...

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