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    Pregnancy in women with kidney disease
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    Pregnancy in women with kidney disease

    Posted: December 20, 2023

    Making the decision to start a family can be a joyous and exciting time. But for women with chronic kidney disease, the decision can be complicated and risky. “Can I have a baby? Should...

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    Research, WCH,

    An artificially intelligent app for asthma management

    Posted: December 1, 2023

    South Australia has one of the highest rates of asthma in the world. Even more concerning is that more South Australian children end up in hospital due to asthma than in any other part...

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    Research, WCH,

    Genomic predictors of brain cancer survival

    Posted: November 30, 2023

    Advances in technology mean that it is now possible to undertake genomic analyses on brain tumour samples to provide a more precise understanding of the mechanisms of childhood brain cancer and the factors that...

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    Establishing the South Australian Paediatric Cancer Immunotherapy Centre

    Posted: November 17, 2023

    Paediatric brain cancers are amongst the hardest cancers to treat. Conventional treatment can result in survivors experiencing significant and debilitating long-term complications. Professor Simon Barry of the University of Adelaide and the Women’s and...

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    Folic acid optimisation for healthy pregnancy

    Posted: November 17, 2023

    Folic acid supplementation in the first trimester of pregnancy is currently recommended to reduce the risk of birth defects such as spina bifida. However, there is no known benefit of, and potentially some risk...

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    Play Therapy Day

    Posted: October 17, 2023

    Children and their families celebrated Play Therapy Day at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital (WCH) in recognition of the amazing work our Play Therapists do. Play Therapy is so much more than playing with...

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    Chest binders for trans and gender diverse young people

    Posted: October 12, 2023

    When a person’s gender identity is different from the gender they were presumed at birth, they may identify as being transgender (trans) or gender diverse. Ellen Murray is a Nurse Consultant for the Women’s...

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    Bloom Research Program 2023 recipients announced

    Posted: September 4, 2023

    In a big win for childhood brain cancer, asthma, and pregnancy health research, the Women’s & Children’s Hospital Foundation (WCH Foundation) has awarded $5.7 million in funding to tackle these areas of women’s and...

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    Upgraded space for teens undergoing cancer treatment

    Posted: August 31, 2023

    Teenage patients undergoing cancer treatment at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital now have an upgraded activity space within the Michael Rice Centre Adolescent Room. The Women’s and Children’s Health Network physiotherapy team explains, “Children...

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    Nurses Roll Call
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    Nurses Roll Call reunion lunches

    Posted: August 17, 2023

    During the months of July and August, the WCH Foundation was delighted to host a series of reunion lunches (see photos below) as an opportunity to share our newly created Nurses Roll Call digital...

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