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Assessing the effect of meningitis prevention and treatment.

In high-income countries serious bacterial infections such as meningitis are uncommon, but their severity has led to prompt adoption of vaccines for...

Benzathine penicillin G for the management of RHD: Concerns about quality and access, and opportunities for intervention and improvement

Benzathine penicillin G is an important antibiotic for the treatment and prevention of group A streptococcal infections associated with rheumatic fever and...

ORIGINS Ch7 News Story

ORIGINS featured on Channel 7 News recently with two family stories of how ORIGINS changed their lives.

Universal protocols for Strep A surveillance set to transform research for world-first vaccine

A global consortium of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) researchers has launched a series of best practice surveillance protocols designed to unite international research efforts for a world-first Strep A vaccine.

Phage therapy a CF ‘game changer’

Cutting-edge work is offering new hope to children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a rare and universally fatal cancer linked to exposure to asbestos. Until recently, standard of care treatment was chemotherapy; a treatment resulting in a minimal survival extension, and not improved upon for almost twenty years. However, the advent of cancer immunotherapy – and in particular the immune checkpoint inhibitor class of drugs - has resulted in recently approved new treatment options, with more currently under investigation.

Could Perth lakes hold the secret to fighting antibiotic-resistant superbugs?

Perth researchers have discovered a predatory virus living in the city’s lakes and rivers that can fight antibiotic-resistant superbugs in children.

Telethon champ visits The Kids

Ten year old Scott has been walking for Telethon since he was four years old and he's now raised a massive $100 thousand for Telethon.