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RSV: an update on prevention and managementRespiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common cause of respiratory tract infections in infants and young children, and adults over 60 years of age. Infants born prematurely, adults aged over 75 years, individuals with medical conditions such as chronic cardiac or respiratory disease, or obesity, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are at increased risk of severe RSV disease.
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Clinical utility of the parent listening and understanding measure (PLUM) for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal children with otitis media living in urban areasThis study evaluated the clinical utility of the Parent Listening and Understanding Measure (PLUM) questionnaire as a potential screening tool for otitis media (OM) and associated hearing loss in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal children.
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Elders lift their voices to bridge the gap for kidsLed by nine Elders, the Ngulluk Koolunga Ngulluk Koort Project is working to generate a better understanding of early childhood development from an Aboriginal/Nyoongar perspective.
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Top scientist recruited to WA for HOT NORTH FellowshipThe Kids has recruited Dr Timothy Barnett to embark on a Fellowship to help close gaps in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-indigenous kids
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Starting & staying on track10 years of work guided by The Kids Research Institute Australia has resulted in huge improvements in the development of Aboriginal children at the start of school.
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Video: Aboriginal AsthmaWadjuk Nyungar man Walter McGuire talks about the importance of air quality to our health.
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Alcohol restrictions a powerful tool for communitiesThere is growing evidence that alcohol restrictions are effective in empowering communities to reduce the immediate and long term impacts of alcohol.
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Exploring resilience as a pathway to Aboriginal young people's healthCan resilience improve health outcomes in Aboriginal young people? That question will be explored by The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Clair Scrine.
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Folate success helps Aboriginal kidsMore than 30 years of research into the links between folate and neural tube defects has paid off for The Kids Research Institute Australia researcher Professor Carol Bower.
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Social disadvantage underpins children's poor healthThe impact of death, separation and divorce is having a profound impact on the lives of Aboriginal children.