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Postdoctoral Researcher
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.
Flu season is here. The Paediatric Influenza Vaccine Program has started at PCH. Available now to inpatients and children attending outpatient appointments, everyone is encouraged to get the influenza vaccination.ne.
HIV postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) following child sexual assault (CSA) is recommended in select cases. High rates of poor adherence to PEP are reported. We evaluated adherence to the recommended management of children following CSA at the tertiary pediatric facility in Western Australia and compared our approach with international guidelines.
ORIGINS Co-Director nominated in the 2024 Western Australian of the Year Awards
Australia's defence, infectious diseases
Middle ear infections are one of the main reasons that children visit a GP, are prescribed antibiotics and need surgery. Aboriginal children are particularly susceptible and commonly suffer from hearing loss which can affect speech and learning.
The practice of using race or ethnicity in medicine to explain differences between individuals is being called into question because it may contribute to biased medical care and research that perpetuates health disparities and structural racism.
Lung function measures in a health, unsedated 1- and 2-year-old children in a South African birth cohort study