Telethon Kids Institiute Archives

Updates for early childhood health

Medical Forum·August 22, 2024

The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has launched their sixth edition of Staying Healthy: Preventing infectious diseases in early childhood education and care services in a bid to tackle the transmission of germs amongst young kids. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Mapping the value of vaccines

Medical Forum·May 9, 2024

Telethon Kids Institute researchers have helped map the global impact of life-saving vaccines to mark the 50-year anniversary of the Expanded Program on Immunisation. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Rhyme and reason for RSV

Medical Forum·May 2, 2024

Telethon Kids Institute is seeking healthy babies for a clinical trial of two vaccines to prevent serious illness caused by respiratory syncytial virus and human metapneumovirus. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Asthma surges in the outer suburbs

Medical Forum·March 14, 2024

A study has found that children living in outer suburbs of Perth have higher asthma rates than those in inner city areas where there is thought to be more traffic and air pollution. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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Early intervention in autism

Medical Forum·April 6, 2023

New autism research led by the Telethon Kids Institute and University of South Australia has backed the investment in early years’ intervention from an economic perspective. Read More...

Medical Forum Weekly

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