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One in eight children have asthma, a chronic disease of the airways in the lungs. It results in shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing and coughing.
Imagine you had a healthy daughter one day and the next being told she has an incurable condition that requires day-to-day care and insulin treatment to stay alive.
This map illustrates extensive consultations that have taken place with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples on the topic of suicide.
Between 1989 and 1991, almost 3,000 WA babies were recruited to the Raine Study - an ambitious research project which would yield a series of paradigm-shifting findings that changed scientific thinking. Three decades on, it has also changed the lives of those taking part.
The Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort (Our Children, Our Heart) Project grew out of a bold vision to harness the wisdom of Aboriginal Elders to improve outcomes for Aboriginal children, producing a suite of Elder-led, culturally appropriate and empowering initiatives that are making a difference.
A global network of researchers and clinicians, co-led by The Kids’ Professor Graham Hall, has transformed international best practice in identifying low lung function and diagnosing and treating lung disease.
CliniKids, the first stand-alone clinical service offered by The Kids Research Institute Australia, was launched in October 2019 and is already delivering benefits for families with children who are developing differently.
A comprehensive app produced by The Kids researchers has offered parents a lifeline as they try to cope with the isolation and disruption caused by coronavirus.
A legal change fought for by The Kids, consumer advocates, and others within the health sector – and hastened by the COVID-19 crisis – has brought WA into line with the rest of Australia, allowing critically ill or incapacitated patients access to potentially life-saving clinical trials.
An international clinical trial led by The Kids Research Institute Australia Cancer Centre is trialling a drug which could increase cure rates for aggressive forms of childhood brain cancer.