The STARFISH (STopping Acute Rheumatic Fever Infections to Strengthen Health) program, funded by the NHMRC Synergy Grant, investigates the most effective environmental health initiatives (EHIs) to reduce Strep A infections and prevent ARF.
‘Check4Strep’ is a community-based, participatory action research (PAR) pilot study in a remote northern territory community.
Around half of children admitted to hospital receive intravenous antibiotics, contributing to higher costs, vascular access complications and longer hospital stays.
Concerns persist regarding the potential long-term effects of general anaesthesia on brain development in children. This narrative review summarises recent preclinical and clinical evidence (2019-25) and updates consensus messages.
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain parenchyma with heterogenous aetiology and presentation. In children, it often leads to short-term residual neurological deficits, however clinical predictors of adverse long-term outcome are not fully under…
Exposure to food advertising is associated with consumption. Globally, most outdoor food advertisements feature unhealthy foods or beverages. As Australian local government areas begin developing restriction policies, the feasibility of applying nut…
Asparaginase is a critical component of modern multi-agent chemotherapy regimens for paediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia and lymphoblastic lymphoma, with inadequate exposure leading to inferior patient outcomes.