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Rheumatic Heart Disease Worldwide: JACC Scientific Expert Panel

The authors present a variety of pressing clinical research questions on optimal RHD prevention and advanced care

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Disparity in Mortality From Rheumatic Heart Disease in Indigenous Australians

Indigenous Australians are much more likely to die from Rheumatic Heart Disease than other Australians.

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Professor Jonathan Carapetis AM

Institute Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH

Glenn Pearson's dream - improving Aboriginal child health

As Head of Aboriginal Research Development at Telethon Kids, Glenn Pearson believes his work brings us closer to identifying the real and whole Australian story

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Major grants fuel child health research

Six researchers from The Kids Research Institute Australia have been awarded $8.9 million in prestigious Investigator Grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council.

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RHD a notifiable condition

Western Australian doctors are now required by law to report all cases of rheumatic heart disease.

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Carol's story: losing a parent to RHD

After being diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease at ten, Elizabeth had to leave country and her family for a large chunk of her childhood so she could be treated in Adelaide.

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Public health and economic perspectives on acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease

Efforts to eliminate ARF and RHD in Australia over the past decade have so far been unsuccessful, but this can change

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Voices behind the statistics: A systematic literature review of the lived experience of rheumatic heart disease

This systematic review presents a critical, interpretive analysis of publications that include lived experiences of rheumatic heart disease