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Back to school anxiety: How to help your child transition into the new school year

It is natural for children to feel anxious about what a new school year will bring. Here's how to help make the first days and weeks easier on your child and the whole family.

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Parent of a year 7 student? Why now is the best time to talk to your child about drinking

Year 7 is a time of big change and challenges - and it's also the best time to start talking about alcohol.

Research

Penicillin Levels for Rheumatic Heart Disease Study - WA Urban Cohort

This is a 6 month cohort study involving participants at Princess Margaret Hospital prescribed BPG for secondary prophylaxis of RHD.

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Personalised, machine learning based prediction of asthma in children

This study aims to show that asthma and allergies in individuals can be predicted before it occurs based on individual family history and information on the early environment.

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Play Active Program – physical activity policy and training for Early Childhood Education and Care

Play Active is a nationally scalable, low-cost program focused on boosting bursts of energetic play throughout the day.

PLAYCE

With rising levels of physical and mental health issues, ensuring children establish good physical activity behaviours early in life is more important than ever.

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Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Levels during Resuscitation of Preterm Infants at Birth: The POLAR Trial

Investigators: Andrew Gill External collaborators: Assoc Prof David Tingay (Murdoch Children's Research Institute) The POLAR trial is an MRFF-funded

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Rainbow Knowledge: Broome & Kununurra

Rainbow Knowledge: Broome & Kununurra is a First Nations led research project that aims to explore the perspectives, social emotional wellbeing (SEWB) and mental health experiences of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer or Questioning, Asexual (LGBTQA+) or other sexually

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Setonix Pharmaceuticals: Enhancing immuno-oncology with small molecule drugs

Setonix Pharmaceuticals aim to develop orally available immunotherapy drugs that are optimally effective with minimal side effects, improving outcomes for cancer patients.

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Severe adverse events following benzathine penicillin G injection for rheumatic heart disease prophylaxis

Jonathan Rosemary Carapetis AM Wyber AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBChB MPH FRACGP PhD Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder