Washing machines could support skin health for First Nations people—if we get the wash settings right
Doing a load of laundry involves lots of decisions—from which cycle to choose to what detergent to use.
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Musculoskeletal Diseases: News and Research on Rheumatic Fever
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Strep throat: What it is, symptoms, causes, and living with it
Strep throat is a common throat infection that often causes a sore throat, fever and trouble swallowing. It tends to come on quickly and may feel worse than a typical cold. While strep throat is most common in children and ...
Jan 29, 2026
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Novel therapy being tested for treating rheumatic fever
Painful monthly penicillin injections could be a thing of the past as Griffith University researchers, in collaboration with researchers at the University of New England, are investigating the benefits of an alternative therapy ...
Feb 26, 2025
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Researchers partner with local communities to halve skin sores among Aboriginal children in remote Australia
Aboriginal children living in remote communities have the highest rate of skin sores, or impetigo, in the world. Almost one in two have skin sores at any one time.
Oct 10, 2024
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Australian national register could help reduce Indigenous rheumatic fever numbers
Australia's First Nations populations are among the world's highest sufferers of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and rheumatic heart disease (RHD), yet only one in five patients received treatment in 2019.
Oct 23, 2023
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Strep molecule illuminates cancer immune therapies
Researchers at Harvard Medical School have discovered that a molecule made by Streptococcus pyogenes—the bacterium that causes strep throat and other infections—could help explain several long-standing medical mysteries, ...
Oct 6, 2023
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Clinical trial aims to find strep A's Achilles heel with potential vaccine to prevent rheumatic heart disease
A team of international scientists from Griffith University and the University of Alberta are about to start human clinical trials for a strep A vaccine they hope will induce long-lasting immunity against the deadly pathogen ...
Nov 10, 2022
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Universal protocols for Strep A surveillance set to transform research for world-first vaccine
A global consortium of Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) researchers has launched a series of best practice surveillance protocols designed to unite international research efforts for a world-first Strep A vaccine.
Sep 21, 2022
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Point-of-care Strep A tests set to save lives in remote settings
Instant diagnosis and treatment of potentially life-threatening Strep A infections is now very close to reality across Australia's remote and regional areas thanks to molecular point-of-care testing (POCT) that slashes result ...
Aug 29, 2022
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