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Not just a cough: Wet cough research prompts significant change in clinical and community practice

Results from a world first-study measuring prevalence of chronic wet cough and protracted bacterial bronchitis in four Kimberley Aboriginal communities have highlighted the enormity of the health problem.

Landmark flu decision set to save kids’ lives

For the first time this year, all Australian babies and children aged six months to four years will be entitled to have a free influenza vaccination.

Resources help Deaf or hard-of-hearing kids BELONG

Adolescence can be challenging for all kids, but especially for those who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. New resources developed by The Kids Research Institute Australia aim to make life a little easier.

Giving young people the skills to become suicide-alert helpers

Can young people experiencing homelessness be part of the solution in suicide prevention? That is the question youth mental health researchers at Embrace at The Kids Research Institute Australia will investigate.

How researchers have made surgery for babies

The Kids Research Institute Australia’s Perioperative Medicine team is helping to change global and local practice by finding safer and gentler ways to both undertake surgery, and care for kids and families afterwards.

Inching towards answers for children with ultra-rare CDKL5

The Kids Research Institute Australia is helping scientists across the globe inch their way towards clinical trials which could, at last, provide relief for children and families dealing with CDKL5.

The one-in-a-million baby who defied the odds

When KEMH specialists first suggested using coconut oil to treat the fragile skin of Kimberly Rohrlach’s extremely premature first-born child, Isabella, she thought it was more than a little weird.

Healthy skin guideline hits the mark

The first ever National Healthy Skin Guideline has become the gold standard for the treatment, prevention and public health control of skin infections in Indigenous populations in Australia and provides a positive framework for healthy skin.

Research

Expression of bronchodilator response using forced oscillation technique measurements: absolute versus relative

Expression of bronchodilator response using forced oscillation technique measurements: absolute versus relative