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Margie's story: Parent to a child with ARFWhen Liana complained of a sore foot and showed signs of a fever, her mum Margie rushed her to hospital. An X-ray of her foot revealed no obvious injury, so she was sent home and advised to take painkillers.
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Connecting with community at university open days“Stigma”, “pressure of ATAR”, “stress” and “money” were some of the key issues identified when Embrace researchers asked students about their biggest mental health concerns at multiple university open days.
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Building careers with Embrace Internship ProgramCongratulations to the inaugural Embrace intern, Bobby Zheng, who recently wrapped up a 100-hour paid internship with the Healing Kids, Healing Families team.
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Identification and genetic determination of an early life risk disposition for depressive disorder:Progress in psychiatric genetics has been slow despite evidence of high heritability for most mental disorders
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Modelling the seasonality of respiratory syncytial virus in young childrenThe transmission dynamics of RSV infection among young children are still poorly understood and mathematical modelling can be used to better understand...
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Acceptability and Implementation Challenges of Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia: A Qualitative StudyMonthly intramuscular injections of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) remain the cornerstone of secondary prophylaxis for acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease (RHD). The barriers to successful delivery of BPG may be patient- or service-delivery-dependent.
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Early Dysglycemia Is Detectable Using Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Very Young Children at Risk of Type 1 DiabetesContinuous glucose monitoring (CGM) can detect early dysglycemia in older children and adults with presymptomatic type 1 diabetes and predict risk of progression to clinical onset. However, CGM data for very young children at greatest risk of disease progression are lacking.
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Comments and Controversies in Oncology: The Tribulations of Trials Developing ONC201Our international team highlights issues with efficacy reports in several studies on DMG with the new drug ONC201.
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In their own words: advice from parents of children with cancerApproximately 770 children are diagnosed with cancer in Australia every year. Research has explored their experiences and developed recommendations for improving support provided to families. These have included the provision of psychology services, improved communication between healthcare professionals and parents, and increased information for families.
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The use of tranexamic acid in paediatric adenotonsillectomy – A systematic review and meta-analysisTonsillectomy and adenoidectomy are two of the most commonly performed ENT procedures in children, with over 500,000 cases performed annually in the United States. Whilst generally considered a safe and well-tolerated operation, it is not without its risks and complications including pain, nausea, anorexia and most importantly bleeding and post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage.