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Financial incentives to motivate treatment for hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals among Australian adultsUntreated hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can result in cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies are highly effective and have few side effects compared to older interferon-based therapy. Despite the Australian government providing subsidised and unrestricted access to DAA therapy for chronic HCV infection, uptake has not been sufficient to meet the global target of eliminating HCV as a public health threat by 2030.
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Capacity Building Grants now openThe Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre; a Breakthrough T1D Centre of Excellence is excited to offer Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) researchers and Higher Degree by Research (HDR) students affiliated with the Global CoE, the opportunity to apply for sponsorship for training or capacity building related activities.
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Dr Mary Abraham wins national diabetes research awardCongratulations to Dr Mary Abraham from the Rio Tinto Children's Diabetes Centre and Perth Children's Hospital, who has been awarded the prestigious Australian Diabetes Society (ADS) Lindsey Baudinet Rising Star Award in T1D Research.
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Chest computed tomography: a validated surrogate endpoint of cystic fibrosis lung disease?Clinical trials for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF) lung disease are important to test and optimise new therapeutic interventions.
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Evaluating a community-based early childhood education and development program in Indonesia: study protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trialThe aim of the trial is to evaluate a community-based early education and development program launched by the Government of Indonesia.
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A national prospective surveillance study of acute rheumatic fever in Australian childrenAcute rheumatic fever (ARF) is an important cause of heart disease in Indigenous people of northern and central Australia.
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Climate change policies fail to protect child healthNational policies are essential for countries to adapt to the negative health impacts of climate change. Children are disproportionately affected by these impacts and must be at the heart of adaptation policies to address their vulnerabilities. Adaptation commitments worldwide are integrated into national adaptation plans, nationally determined contributions, national communications, and other multisectoral policies. We aimed to evaluate how effectively national climate change policies worldwide plan to protect child health, considering a range of determinants for successful child-health adaptation.
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Experience of providing cultural safety in mental health to Aboriginal patients: A grounded theory studyThe concept of cultural safety is particularly relevant to mental health professionals as it aims to promote cultural integrity and social justice and equality.
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European Respiratory Society guidelines for the diagnosis of primary ciliary dyskinesiaGuideline to provide evidence-based recommendations on diagnostic testing for primary ciliary dyskinesia
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The safety of maternal immunizationExisting evidence supporting the safety of vaccination during pregnancy should be used to reassure pregnant women and improve vaccine uptake in pregnancy