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Telethon Trust Research Fellows celebrate milestone anniversary 01 April 2026 The Channel 7 Telethon Trust marks a major milestone this week, celebrating 40 years of investing in child health research through its Telethon Trust Research Fellowships.
Major milestone for WA-led child development study 05 March 2026 A special play-based assessment at Midland over the weekend has signalled a significant milestone for the Early Moves Project. It marked the completion of data collection for the major WA-led child development study, which conducted more than 1,850 such assessments.
New papers challenge health systems to rethink rare diseases 28 February 2026 As the world marks Rare Disease Day, two influential new papers are prompting renewed calls for global action to improve the lives of more than 300 million people living with a rare disease.
Nominations open for the CAHS Annual Excellence Awards 16 February 2026 Families and consumers are invited to show their appreciation for the incredible service and commitment to care shown by Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) staff and volunteers. If you or your child have experienced exceptional care from staff or volunteers at Perth Children’s Hospital and Neonatology, Child and Adolescent Community Health or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, w...
Pair helping girls picture futures in science 11 February 2026 Across the Child and Adolescent Health Service, women in scientific roles are doing more than just improving the health and wellbeing of WA children and young people. As role models, mentors and leaders, they are also breaking down barriers and encouraging younger generations of women and girls to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM).

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Premmies to test power of probiotics 01 January 0001 Some of Western Australia’s tiniest babies are helping to test the gut-boosting potency of probiotics, as part of exciting new research that will determine whether increasing supplementation enhances their gut health, thereby reducing their risk of serious health complications. A 2023 Telethon Trust Research Fellowship is enabling King Edward Memorial Hospital neonatal registrar Dr Chandra Rath to lead the project which could change the lives of the more than 500 Western Australians born at less than 32 weeks’ gestation every year. ‘These babies are our most vulnerable patients,’ he explains. ‘They are at high risk of poor nutrition, leaving them susceptible to a host of serious – and potentially life-threatening – health conditions such as late-onset sepsis and a devastating intestinal disease (necrotising enterocolitis) to which an imbalance of...

Last Updated: 22/06/2021