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Standardizing clinical care measures of rheumatic heart disease in pregnancy: A qualitative synthesis

Pregnancy provides an opportunity to strengthen health system responses and address whole-of-life health for women with rheumatic heart disease

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Mental-health disparities between heterosexual and sexual-minority adolescents: Examining the role of informant discrepancies

Understanding informant discrepancies and their meaning is pivotal to designing surveys that generate robust insights into the health of sexual-minority adolescents

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The Use of Test-negative Controls to Monitor Vaccine Effectiveness: A Systematic Review of Methodology

Our review highlights similarities and differences in the application of the test-negative design that deserve further examination

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S. aureus colonization in healthy Australian adults receiving an investigational S. aureus 3-antigen vaccine

Based on descriptive analyses of this small study, S. aureus 3-antigen vaccine vaccination did not impact S. aureus acquisition or carriage

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Pleural Plaques and the Risk of Lung Cancer in Asbestos-exposed Subjects

The presence of pleural plaques on radiologic imaging does not confer additional increase in the risk of lung cancer

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Therapy with babies boosts social development

A child-led therapy that supports the social development of babies showing early signs of autism has found a significant reduction in social communication difficulties in babies who received the therapy, according to new research led by CliniKids at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

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Return to school measures build confidence

WA parents and carers can have confidence in sending their children back to school on January 31 with the measures outlined in today’s Safe Return to School Plan.

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The Kids Research Institute Australia Director elected to prestigious Australian Academy of Science

Prof Jonathan Carapetis has been elected as a new Fellow of the prestigious Australian Academy of Science in recognition of his pioneering, paradigm-shifting expertise in infectious diseases.

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Mineral Resources and The Kids Research Institute Australia join forces to enhance the social and emotional wellbeing of Western Australia’s young Aboriginal People

Mineral Resources Limited has proudly committed its support as Principal Partner of the ground-breaking research project Yawardani Jan-ga

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Clinical trial to examine whether “mixing” COVID-19 vaccine boosters is more effective

Top infectious disease experts in Australia will lead a clinical trial to determine whether combining different Covid-19 vaccines in the nation’s booster immunisation will increase effectiveness.