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Securing the supply of benzathine penicillin: a global perspective on risks and mitigation strategies to prevent future shortages

Benzathine benzylpenicillin is a globally indispensable medicine.

Protocol for the systematic review of the epidemiology of superficial Streptococcal A infections (skin and throat) in Australia

We have produced a protocol for the comprehensive systematic review of the current literature around superficial group A Streptococcal infections in Australia.

Making FASD History: A multi-site prevention program

Investigators: Elizabeth Connor, James Fitzpatrick, Rebecca Pedruzzi Project partners: Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, Mercy Services,

Powerful Nunga mums, strong healthy Bibi and families: improving care, coordination, support and knowledge of women who experience cardiometabolic complications in pregnancy

The Model of Care supports the health of women and their babies with cardiometabolic complications of pregnancy and aids in the prevention and management of cardiometabolic disease in the short and long-term. It was co-designed by Aboriginal women with lived experiences of cardiometabolic complications in pregnancy.

Sole-parent work schedules and adolescent wellbeing: Evidence from Australia

Explores the effects of parental work schedules on the mental and physical health of adolescents aged 15-20 in sole-parent families

Corrigendum to “Prenatal ambient heat exposure and neurodevelopment: A scoping review of human and animal research” [Int. J. Hyg Environ. Health 272 (March 2026) 114741]

Citation: Rhaman A, Russell DJ, Kardol LR, Quintrell E, Morgan S, et al. Corrigendum to “Prenatal ambient heat exposure and neurodevelopment: A

More than a good night's sleep: why a preterm baby's body clock may unlock the secret to life-long health

A simple set of eye masks and ear plugs – an inexpensive solution explored in a successful pilot study by The Kids Research Institute Australia, together with the Child and Adolescent Health Service – could hold the key to better outcomes for our tiniest bubs. Now, a nationwide clinical trial is testing the idea

Catalysing change in health and medical research policy: an Australian case study of deliberative democracy to reform sex and gender policy recommendations

Revising public health policy based on new data does not happen automatically. This is acutely relevant to the now undeniable evidence that many diseases develop differently between the sexes and may also be affected by gender. Current health and medical practices across the globe generally fail to cater for sex and gender effects in common diseases. 

Health service utilisation for acute respiratory infections in infants graduating from the neonatal intensive care unit: a population-based cohort study

Despite advances in neonatal intensive care, babies admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU) suffer from adverse outcomes. We aim to describe the longer-term respiratory infectious morbidity of infants discharged from NICU using state-wide population-based linked data in Western Australia.

Design and selection of drug properties to increase the public health impact of next-generation seasonal malaria chemoprevention: a modelling study

Seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) is recommended for disease control in settings with moderate to high Plasmodium falciparum transmission and currently depends on the administration of sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine plus amodiaquine.