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Children with otitis media mount a pneumococcal serotype specific serum IgG and IgA response comparable to healthy controls after pneumococcal conjugate vaccination

We investigated the suggestion that otitis-prone children have an impaired antibody response in the context of pneumococcal vaccination.

Family Functioning in Families with a Child with Down syndrome: A Mixed Methods Approach

Family Functioning in Families with a Child with Down syndrome: A Mixed Methods Approach...

Cancer incidence and mortality trends in Australian adolescents and young adults, 1982-2007

The objective of this study was to describe overall and type-specific cancer incidence and mortality trends among AYAs in Western Australia from 1982-2007...

Western Australia unveils advances in linked data delivery systems

This paper explains advances in extracting linked health data from the WA Data Linkage Branch

Older age is associated with a reduced likelihood of ambulance transport to a trauma centre after major trauma in Perth

Older adults who were not transported to the trauma centre had an increased odds of in-hospital mortality

A cross-sectional examination of the clinical significance of autistic traits in individuals experiencing a first episode of psychosis

Results suggest that autism traits are associated with poorer clinical presentation in first-episode psychosis populations

Shade coverage, ultraviolet radiation and children’s physical activity in early childhood education and care

The provision of shade, particularly through natural forms such as tree canopy, is an important sun protection strategy and enabler of outdoor time

Early patterns of functional brain development associated with autism spectrum disorder in tuberous sclerosis complex

Infants with Tuberous sclerosis complex demonstrated reduced interhemispheric alpha phase coherence compared to controls at 12 months of age

The incidence, prevalence and clinical features of MECP2 duplication syndrome in Australian children

MECP2 duplication syndrome is a rare but important diagnosis in children because of the burden of respiratory illness and recurrence risk

General practitioners’ perceptions of their communication with Australian Aboriginal patients with acquired neurogenic communication disorders

GPs report difficulty recognising acquired communication disorders and their lack of prioritising assessment and treatment of communication ability after brain injur