Heart Disease
The Aboriginal Medical Services Alliance Northern Territory says it is "deeply concerned" about the escalating shortage of Bicillin L-A and its alternatives; essential medicines used to treat and prev...
Menzies School of Health Research and the Heart Foundation of Australia have released an updated clinical practice guideline that includes fundamental changes to support improved diagnosis of rheumati...
Medical experts have urged the federal and Northern Territory governments to invest in saving lives as new research shows the stark health danger facing young Indigenous people in the NT.
In the lead into the federal election, HeartKids has urged the government and Opposition to pledge funding for four priority areas to reduce the impact of childhood-onset heart disease (CoHD) on 1,000...
With Australia having the highest rates of rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in the world, and Indigenous children making up 90 per cent of the cases, more is needed to combat the scourge which is intrins...
Queensland's North West Hospital and Health Service is lowering Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD) rates in remote Indigenous communities through a partnership providing free laundry facilities.
University of Queensland researchers say Indigenous children and young adults are dying from rheumatic heart disease due to 'culturally unsafe' and inaccessible healthcare in Australia.
The Aboriginal Investment Group has congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his announcement Monday of funding for 12 remote laundries in the Northern Territory and Central Australia, as part...
Derbarl Yerrigan Health Service and the Heart Foundation have announced a partnership aimed at improving the heart health of First Nations people.
The National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) and The Snow Foundation have partnered in a major step forward for Indigenous health outcomes as they look to prevent acute rh...
Proud Larrakia girl, Lilly Luchich, was diagnosed with a heart murmur and two holes in her heart at just five days old. One of the holes was caused by a valve that failed to close after birth, known a...
There's nothing funny about this topic, yet these children are filled with laughter as they learn about 'cheeky' at a pop-up clinic in Alice Springs.
Rheumatic Heart Disease, though preventable, remains prevalent, particularly affecting Indigenous communities. Statistics reveal a staggering reality: nine out of ten diagnosed cases are among Indigen...