Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) poses significant perinatal risks. We aimed to describe the spectrum, severity and outcomes of rheumatic mitral valve disease in pregnancy in Australia and New Zealand. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• November 2021

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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• 2022
• January 2022

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. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• January 2022

Studies examining associations of early-life cat and dog ownership with childhood asthma have reported inconsistent results. Several factors could explain these inconsistencies, including type of pet, timing, and degree of exposure. Our aim was to study associations of early-life cat and dog ownership with asthma in school-aged children, including the role of type (cat vs dog), timing (never, prenatal, or early childhood), and degree of ownership (number of pets owned), and the role of allergic sensitization. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• February 2022

To assess the degree to which timely audiological assessment of congenital hearing loss is achieved at our institution - Perth Children's Hospital, Western Australia, and to review cases which breached this timeframe in order to address barriers to timely assessment. The benchmark used to determine timely assessment is that set out by The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing (JCIH) in which diagnostic audiological testing occurs by three months of age for those who do not pass newborn hearing screening. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Rates of diagnosis of autism have risen since 1980, raising the question of whether some children who previously had other diagnoses are now being diagnosed... ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2008
• May 2008

Behavioural differences in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from simplex and multiplex families ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• December 2014

The young age of the first infection with skin sores and scabies reflects the high disease burden in these communities ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• July 2018

The age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018

These data highlight that early life levels of vitamin D are an important consideration for maternal behavioural adaptations as well as offspring neuropsychiatry ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• May 2018

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

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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• January 2015

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

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• January 2016