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Cutting-edge work is offering new hope to children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Findings from the Banksia Hill Project revealed 89% of young people in detention who were assessed as part of the project had at least one form of severe neurodevelopmental impairment.

It's normal for children and teenagers to experience a range of emotions, including sadness, however childhood depression is more than just feeling sad.

Researchers have made a world-first discovery on how to prevent severe respiratory infections in babies.

Research save lives and contains the spread of COVID-19.

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Melanoma, also known as malignant melanoma, occurs when abnormal skin cells multiply rapidly in an uncontrolled way.

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Brain tumours are the second most common cancer in children (after leukaemia).

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Evidence suggests that the earlier supports are provided to young Autistic children, the better the overall outcomes. Supports have typically only been available after an autism diagnosis but with increased knowledge about early developmental trajectories, clinical supports can now be offered prediagnosis for infants showing early autism features and/or those with a family history of autism. 

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The World Health Organization recommends perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC), generally using sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) to children at high risk of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Currently, PMC is given up to age two in perennial transmission settings. However, no recommendation exists for perennial settings with seasonal variation in transmission intensity, recently categorized as 'sub-perennial'.

Young people and their families have teamed up with youth mental health providers and researchers to deliver a report which tackles youth suicide in WA.