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24 May 2024
ACTION Centre to provide greater access to life-saving new therapies
Children living with rare diseases and complex illnesses will have better access to cutting-edge treatments thanks to a dedicated clinical trials centre of excellence at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
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17 May 2024
Queensland families help develop an innovative online platform for mental health wellbeing
Children’s Health Queensland researchers have worked with children and their families to build a free online mental health platform.
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07 March 2024
Free text messaging service to boost confidence for more Queensland parents
More Queensland parents will be offered support during the most critical time of their child’s development through the expansion of a text messaging service by Children’s Health Queensland.
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07 March 2024
New research finds sepsis the leading cause of preventable deaths in Queensland children
Queensland Paediatric Sepsis Program at Children’s Health Queensland has partnered with the Queensland Family and Child Commission to complete Australia’s first population-based study to better understand the true incidence of childhood deaths
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05 March 2024
10 years of healing little hearts at the Queensland Children’s Hospital
Cardiac surgeons at the Queensland Children’s Hospital have performed more than 4,360 heart surgeries on almost 3,000 children and young people since the hospital opened.
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21 February 2024
Juiced TV launches studio at Queensland Children’s Hospital
Queensland’s sickest kids have greater access to the fun, distraction and stardom of Juiced TV, with the opening of an in-house studio at the Queensland Children’s Hospital.
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19 February 2024
Free vision screens for 2024 Prep students under way in Queensland schools
Children’s Health Queensland’s annual free Prep vision screening program is under way for 2024, screening the state’s youngest students for visual impairments that could lead to blindness.
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15 December 2023
Australian-first clinic helping children with achondroplasia access life-changing treatment
A multidisciplinary team at the Queensland Children’s Hospital is leading the way in the treatment of achondroplasia in Australia and internationally, supporting patients and their families to access the life-changing medication vosoritide.
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30 October 2023
Hub to help build a bright future for Dakabin State High students
Children’s Health Queensland has released the artist’s impressions of a $10.8 million youth hub for Dakabin, co-designed with the community to help young people reach their full potential.