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Burden of cardiovascular diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease 2015 study

The age-standardized disability-adjusted life years rates in the Eastern Mediterranean Region are considerably higher than the global average.

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Repeat pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in Indigenous Australian adults is associated with decreased immune responsiveness

These findings highlight the critical need to evaluate the efficacy of future pneumococcal vaccine programs in the Australian Indigenous populations that recommend repeated doses of 23vPPV.

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RE-AIM evaluation of a teacher-delivered programme to improve the self-regulation of children attending Australian Aboriginal community primary schools

Benefits in teaching the Alert Program® to students in a region with high reported rates of foetal alcohol spectrum disorder and self-regulation impairment

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Bupa pledges half a million dollars to end rheumatic heart disease

Researchers will extend a unique community-led project to end rheumatic heart disease in Aboriginal communities, thanks to nearly half a million dollars in funding from Bupa.

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Urgent action needed to stop 500 preventable deaths

A new report predicts rheumatic heart disease (RHD) will lead to over 500 preventable deaths and cost the Australian health system $317 million by 2031 if no further action to tackle the disease is taken.

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Defining Group A Streptococcus interaction with the tonsil epithelium to inform vaccine development

Anthony Jonathan Tim Kicic Carapetis AM Barnett A JR TB BSc (Hons) PhD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS PhD Rothwell Family Fellow; Head, Airway

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Establishing a Western Australian Congenital and Acquired Heart Disease Database

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@

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Evaluating the genetic contribution to rheumatic heart disease pathogenesis in Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Jenefer Jonathan Blackwell Carapetis AM JM JR BSc with First Class Honours, PhD, DSc, FMedSci, FAA AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Head, Genetics &

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Head-to-head Pharmacokinetic Comparison of Bicillin ® L-A versus Lyophilised (Powdered) Benzathine Penicillin G administered by the Intramuscular and Subcutaneous Routes

Jonathan Carapetis AM JR AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH 08 6319 1000 contact@

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Improving Health Outcomes in the Tropical North: A Multidisciplinary Collaboration (HOT NORTH)

Jonathan Christopher Carapetis AM Blyth JR CC AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS MBBS (Hons) DCH FRACP FRCPA PhD Executive Director; Co-Head, Strep A