Rheumatic Heart Disease
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Deadly Heart Trek will launch its fourth leg in Mparntwe/Alice Springs, in a battle to address the critical health issue of rheumatic heart disease amongst Indigenous Australians.
When Aunty Mary Waites joined a research trial aimed at helping to reduce the risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease in Aboriginal and Torres Strait people, she saved her husband's life.
A funding grant will launch a QIMR Berghofer-led mission to eliminate one of the world's most neglected and dangerous tropical diseases, endemic in remote Indigenous communities across Australia.
"Another day. Another family member dies. Another funeral. I feel as though I attend more funerals than birthday celebrations. And I'd like that to change for the sake of future generations.