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Menstrual health is essential for gender equity and the well-being of women and girls. Qualitative research has described the burden of poor menstrual health on health and education; however, these impacts have not been quantified, curtailing investment. 

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Chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is a leading global cause of potentially preventable hearing loss in children and adults, associated with socioeconomic deprivation. There is an absence of consensus on the definition of CSOM, which complicates efforts for prevention, treatment, and monitoring.

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Regular intramuscular (i.m.) benzathine penicillin G (BPG) injections have been the cornerstone of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) secondary prophylaxis since the 1950s. Patient adherence to IM BPG is poor, largely due to pain, the need for regular injections every 3-4 weeks and health sector delivery challenges in resource-limited settings. There is an urgent need for new approaches for secondary prophylaxis, such as an implant which could provide sustained penicillin concentrations for more than 6 months.

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Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) comprises heart-valve damage caused by acute rheumatic fever (ARF). The Australian Government Rheumatic Fever Strategy funds RHD Control Programs to support detection and management of ARF and RHD. We assessed epidemiological changes during the years of RHD Control Program operation.

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Diabetes WA and Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Foundation are on the hunt for two young people aged 16-18 years with type 1 diabetes to participate in the Leeuwin Ocean Adventure Youth Explorer Voyage in the upcoming October school holidays.

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Are you aged 16 to 24 years and live with type 1 diabetes? Do you want to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of other young people living with a chronic condition like diabetes, asthma, heart disease, chronic fatigue, chronic pain or an autoimmune disease?

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Pump update: New changes to health insurance premiums, pump information evening and more

People living with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) can participate in all forms of physical activity, but it can sometimes be a little more challenging.

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Caring for a child with type 1 diabetes is challenging, and perhaps even more so when the child is a toddler. Mindful of this and considering the unique needs of families caring for very young children with type 1 diabetes, PCH's Diabetes Clinic is currently

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National committee members are a really important part of our research projects. Find out what they have been working on.

We are trying to understand what underlies mental health problems in young people with diabetes, with a school-related focus, and how we can best treat them.

Strengthening the capacity of Aboriginal children, families and communities

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Despite decades of research, the mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury are poorly understood...

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Advances in omics and specifically genomic technologies are increasingly transforming rare disease diagnosis. However, the benefits of these advances are disproportionately experienced within and between populations, with Indigenous populations frequently experiencing diagnostic and therapeutic inequities. The International Rare Disease Research Consortium (IRDiRC) multi-stakeholder partnership has been advancing toward the vision of all people living with a rare disease receiving an accurate diagnosis, care, and available therapy within 1 year of coming to medical attention. In order to further progress toward this vision, IRDiRC has created a taskforce to explore the access barriers to diagnosis of rare genetic diseases faced by Indigenous peoples, with a view of developing recommendations to overcome them.