Taking OM85 could lower the risk of developing asthma by protecting babies’ lungs from damaging infections in the early years of life.
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Most e-liquids we studied contained chemicals known to cause respiratory issues and lung damage when inhaled.
4 out of 5 experts said yes.
One criticism of traditional mentoring is that it teaches people how to succeed by playing by existing rules, thus reinforcing the status quo. But mentoring can also be a force for change.
In Australia, a preference for a particular brand of COVID vaccine is likely to change, depending on the latest health advice, and media reports.
It’s an absolute priority we find and use ways to support kids to continue face-to-face learning in times of low community transmission, especially primary schools.
We need to stop taking Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children out of their homes and listen to elders instead.
The United States and Canada have approved the Pfizer vaccine for adolescents aged 12–15. The evidence so far tells us it works well and is safe for this age group.
We need a layered strategy — depending on the amount of community transmission – to ensure the response isn’t the same every time with each snap lockdown: to close schools. Here’s how to do it.
Public health measures have helped control COVID-19 in Australia. But they’ve affected other winter viruses, too.
Years of vaccine research tells us that, if side effects are going to occur, they normally occur within the first months after getting a vaccine.
Based on closely following outbreaks in schools and early learning centres across Australia throughout 2020, we have enough evidence to show how students can return to school safely.
Rather than continually focusing on the “gap” between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, we should look at pathways to success within First Nations communities.
Pregnancy can be stressful at the best of times, let alone during a pandemic.
Children are among those most at risk from the indirect effects of coronavirus. It is time we prioritised the well-being of young people as a nation-building commitment.
More evidence has come in and confirmed what the government has been saying for some time. Children do get infected much less than adults with COVID-19 and when they do, they hardly spread it.
Large households, poor health literacy, not enough soap and vaccines, scepticism of mainstream services. These are some of the reasons urban Aboriginal people face increased risks.
Family violence issues are likely to be exacerbated by the COVID-10 pandemic. Lockdown can especially affect women and children who may wish to escape an abusive relationship or receive support.
Children who get the coronavirus often show mild symptoms and some have none at all. But they can still carry and transmit the virus.
Antibiotic resistance is one of the greatest health challenges of the modern day. It’s especially prevalent, and must be acted on, in Australia’s remote Indigenous communities.
Authors
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Associate Professor and Head of Respiratory Environmental Health, Telethon Kids Institute
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Paediatric Respiratory Physician and Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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Program Head of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, and Head of Skin Health, Telethon Kids Institute
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Infectious diseases epidemiologist, Telethon Kids Institute
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PhD candidate, Telethon Kids Institute
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Perinatal and pediatric epidemiologist; distinguished professorial fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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Co-Head, Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Wesfarmers Centre of Vaccines and Infectious Diseases, Telethon Kids Institute
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Ellison Professor of Aboriginal Research, Telethon Kids Institute
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Post-Doctoral Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute
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NHMRC Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
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Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute
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Senior Respiratory Physiotherapsit & Researcher, Telethon Kids Institute
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Senior Research Officer, Telethon Kids Institute
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Aboriginal Health, Telethon Kids Institute
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Paediatrician and Vaccine Trials Clinical Research Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute
