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How ‘healthy’ do children really need to be? Going beyond the limitsThe authors assessed the impact of including preschool‐aged children with a history of preterm birth, early life wheeze, asthma diagnoses and/or recent respiratory symptoms in healthy reference ranges for respiratory impedance using the forced oscillation technique (FOT).
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"Cultural Security Is an On-Going Journey..." Exploring Views from Staff Members on the Quality and Cultural Security of Services for Aboriginal Families in Western AustraliaCultural security is a key element of accessible services for Indigenous peoples globally, although few studies have examined this empirically. We explored the scope, reach, quality, and cultural security of health and social services available to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families in Western Australia (WA), from the point of view of staff from the services.
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Sense of Coherence (SOC) of Italian healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of associated factorsThe COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant challenges for healthcare workers worldwide, potentially affecting their sense of coherence (SOC) and overall well-being. This study aimed to identify factors associated with different levels of SOC among healthcare workers, exploring demographic characteristics, work-related factors, changes in relationships and social habits, and the overall well-being.
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Breakfast skipping among children and adolescents in South AustraliaEating a regular, healthy breakfast is required to support good health, wellbeing and development throughout childhood and adolescence.
CoLab has released the first in a series of policy papers on early childhood in Western Australia.
The ORIGINS Project is a decade-long longitudinal study of more than 18,000 individuals including mothers, partners and children, as part of a collaboration between The Kids Research Institute Australia and Joondalup Health Campus.
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Gender and Immunity Study (GIM)The Gender and IMmunity study (GIM) aims to evaluate how gender-affirming hormone therapy impacts the immune system in young trans individuals, and how this translates to short and long-term health outcomes.
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Requirements for improving health and well-being of children with Prader-Willi syndrome and their familiesPrader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic condition with multi-system involvement
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Down to Earth: Planetary Health and Biophilosophy in the Symbiocene EpochAdvances in science have illuminated the role of the “ecological theatre”—the total living environment—in human health
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Influence of maternal obesity on the long-term health of offspringIncluding immediate implications for pregnancy complications, increasing evidence implicates maternal obesity having a major impact on long term child health.