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Prestigious fellowship for pioneering researcherAleksandra Filipovska has been elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences.

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Point-of-care Strep A tests set to save lives in remote settingsInstant diagnosis and treatment of potentially life-threatening Strep A infections is now very close to reality across Australia’s remote and regional areas thanks to molecular point-of-care testing (POCT) that slashes result times from five days to just minutes.

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Mental health researcher recognised in prestigious publication awardDr Nicole Hill and a team of co-researchers from Orygen have received the 2021 Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) award for Excellence in Medical Research.

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RSV responsible for one out of every 50 childhood deaths worldwideThe urgency for a world-first respiratory syncytial virus vaccine is at an all-time high.

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Australia one step closer to COVID-19 shot for under 5sAustralia’s TGA has granted a provisional determination to Pfizer, allowing the pharmaceutical company to apply for approval to extend its COVID-19 vaccine to children aged 6 mths - 4 yrs.

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Sophisticated new modelling suggests keeping mask mandate could prevent 147,000 COVID-19 casesWA’s current Omicron COVID-19 outbreak could jump by 147,000 cases if mask mandates are abandoned before the Easter long weekend, according to sophisticated new modelling.

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Call for national newborn screening for little-known CMV virusWestern Australian researchers advocate for a national newborn screening program for congenital CMV to prevent hearing loss and related disabilities in infants.
We’ve heard from families that trustworthy information about preterm-associated lung disease is difficult to find. In response, we’ve created resources to empower families with the knowledge they need to manage these challenges.
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Differentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomesDifferentiating between childhood communication disorders: Implications for language and psychosocial outcomes

The AREST CF project focuses on the assessment, treatment and prevention of CF lung disease in children under the age of seven.