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A bold research program is working to give young children lifelong protection against influenza

Despite respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) being the leading cause of hospitalisations in the first year of life, there is currently no routine preventative option for otherwise healthy babies.

The Kids researchers are working with Perth Children’s Hospital and other experts across the country to get ahead of a sneaky virus few mums or even health professionals have heard of.

A song written by kids in Barunga as part of the END RHD Communities Project is helping prevent the spread of infections that cause rheumatic heart disease in remote Aboriginal Communities.

Klair Bayley knew her son Logan would eventually need a wheelchair.

The following maps provide a visual insight into how the number and rate of Indigenous suicides varies across different regions of Australia.

Helping children build resilience and cope with the trauma associated with medical emergencies and chronic health conditions is the focus of a promising pilot program being undertaken by The Kids Research Institute Australia.

The WAACHS regional profiles look at all four volumes of results across the ATSIC regions of Western Australia.

The NATSISPEP will formally evaluate a range of existing Indigenous suicide prevention programs and services to develop an evidence base for 'what works'.

A pilot clinical study has found an immunotherapy drug can dramatically increase survival rates for babies with a rare form of leukaemia, paving the way for a major international clinical trial.