Kidney failure is up to five times more common in people from minority ethnic backgrounds1, yet many face significant barriers to accessing appropriate care. Language barriers, cultural stigma, religious concerns, and mistrust in healthcare all contribute to poorer kidney health outcomes and lower rates of organ donation within communities. With World Kidney Day on 14 […]
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Machine learning for child vaccinations – Curtin University is collaborating with the Boorloo (Perth) Public Health Unit on a research project using a Future Health Research and Innovation Fund grant to develop a machine learning tool, in order to help better identify Western Australian children who are at risk of missing potentially life-saving vaccinations. The […]
What parents need to know about Scarlet Fever & Strep A: As winter approaches, health officials are urging parents to be aware of the increased risk of Scarlet Fever and Strep A infections. These bacterial infections can cause a range of symptoms, including a sore throat, fever, and a distinctive rash. Early diagnosis and treatment […]
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University of Queensland research has found antimicrobial usage is significantly higher in affluent communities in Australia. Samples have been collected from 50 wastewater treatment plants in locations across Australia servicing about 11.3 million people. Research has found antimicrobial usage is notably higher in affluent communities across Australia. Dr Jake O’Brien from UQ’s Queensland Alliance for […]
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Season of birth is associated with the development of asthma and allergic rhinitis: Being born in autumn or winter is associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in Finland, a new registry-based study shows. Season of birth, and specifically being born in autumn or winter, is associated with allergic rhinitis and asthma in Finland, a new […]
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Sex hormones modulate the immune system to influence disease risk differently. Researchers have uncovered how hormones profoundly affect our immune systems, explaining why men and women are affected by diseases differently. Scientists from the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Imperial College London have shown for the first time which aspects of our immune systems are […]
Studies to improve the way we monitor and test for lead poisoning in children and communicate data through sound have been awarded more than £1.1 million through a new funding scheme announced today. Northumbria is the only university in the north of England to have had two projects selected in a new UKRI pilot scheme […]
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While over 9 million children received all three of their first critical vaccine doses against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) in their first year of life in the WHO European Region in 2023, another half a million missed one or more of these initial important steps toward full protection, according to WHO/UNICEF coverage estimates. In […]
A Simple Change to Save Thousands from Sepsis: Changing the way antibiotics are given to adult patients with sepsis will save thousands of lives a year globally, according to research by The University of Queensland and The George Institute for Global Health. A clinical trial and systematic review have shown that intravenously administering commonly used […]
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Antibody-mediated rejection (AMR) is one of the most common causes of kidney transplant failure. To date, however, no treatment has proven effective in combating this complication in the long term. As part of an international and multidisciplinary clinical study led by Georg Böhmig and Katharina Mayer, Clinical Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Department of Medicine […]
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