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Ear health partnership brings brighter future for Aboriginal kids

A new partnership between The Kids Research Institute Australia, Dr George Sim and St John of God Murdoch Hospital will offer essential surgery at no cost for a group of Aboriginal children suffering severe ear infections.

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The Kids ear health researcher takes out top science prize at 40Under40 Awards

Dr Chris Brennan-Jones received the Woodside STEM Award for Excellence in Science at the prestigious 40Under40 Awards.

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Skin infections flying under the radar

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have confirmed that skin infections in many Aboriginal children across northern Western Australia are going unrecognised.

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National guideline to tackle record rates of skin infection

Researchers have developed the first National Healthy Skin Guideline to address record rates of skin infections in Australia’s Indigenous communities.

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Important things you should know about this year’s flu season

News headlines about the large number of life-threatening cases of the flu in Western Australia this winter have been hard to miss - find out what you can do to protect your family.

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Outstanding mentor named Eureka prize finalist

Leading infectious diseases researcher, Clinical Associate Professor Deborah Lehmann AO, has been named a finalist for the Australian Museum Eureka Prizes for her work training and mentoring a new generation of researchers.

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Latest RSV results pave way for world-first vaccine

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers leading the Western Australian site of a global respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) study can now fine-tune development of a world-first vaccine for pregnant mothers.

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Kids hip hop to stop painful skin infections in the Kimberley region

The Kids Research Institute Australia researchers have launched the Hip Hop 2 SToP video featuring school kids participating in their SToP Trial project designed to see, treat and prevent skin infections in WA’s Kimberley region.

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Pneumococcal vaccine sees hospital admissions for deadly pneumonia slashed by half

Thousands of children born in Papua New Guinea (PNG) no longer face a future cut short by severe pneumonia, thanks to the introduction of pneumococcal vaccination as part of the country’s National Immunisation Program.