Health Conditions
Bronchiectasis in Indigenous children
A collaborative and international study of Bronchiectasis in Indigenous children Aboriginal children in remote Australia have extremely high rates of pneumonia; some get better while…
View researchAnaemia management in three remote Aboriginal communities
Evaluation of anaemia management in three remote Aboriginal communities in the Katherine East region, Northern Territory Project aims This project sought to evaluate an anaemia prevention program and fidelity…
View researchChildhood anaemia: Resource development
Childhood anaemia is a growing concern in the Northern Territory as 22 per cent of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children under four years old…
View researchScabies mite complement inhibitors as targets for novel therapeutics
In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are affected by scabies, associated rheumatic heart, renal disease and staphylococcal infections at a much greater rate…
View researchPredicting heart disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
This study was a follow-up of cardiovascular disease outcomes for a cohort of Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory who participated in a health screening program…
View researchScience and young minds
Youth engagement in skin health The QIMR Berghofer's Science and young minds project aimed to inspire the scientists and medical professionals of tomorrow. The research…
View researchWuchopperen skin study
Skin infections are highly prevalent in many Australian Aboriginal communities. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of group A streptococcus (GAS) and Staphylococcus aureus…
View researchWestern Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku – Making all our families well
Western Desert Nganampa Walytja Palyantjaku Tjutaku (WDNWPT): Making all our families well This project built on work undertaken by WDNWPT to address the concerns of…
View researchPneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-wide Using Radiological Endpoints (PICTURE)
The PICTURE Study (Pneumonia in Indigenous Children Territory-Wide Using Radiological Endpoints) documented the incidence of hospitalised, radiologically diagnosed pneumonia in Northern Territory Indigenous children aged…
View researchFilling the gaps in the Healthy Skin program
The Filling the Gaps (FTG) project was a collaboration between three CRC for Aboriginal Health partners utilising laboratory, clinical and epidemiological methods and building on work undertaken…
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