A total of 51 HOT NORTH health research projects have been announced in 2017 and to date in 2018. The new projects will examine some of Australia’s most pressing health concerns affecting Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians in the north of Australia and our regional neighbours abroad.
Immune responses to streptococcus pneumoniae in Northern Territory children with bronchiectasis
Our previous studies of bronchiectasis in Northern Territory children have found that lower respiratory infection ...
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Intergenerational effects of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy: the PANDORA Wave 1 study
Aims: To compare growth, cardiometabolic risk factors and developmental risk of children born to mothers ...
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Rhetoric to reality: How the governance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers impacts chronic disease prevention and care in northern Australia
National and state-based health policy in Australia places Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers ...
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Strengthening regional tuberculosis response systems for health security and better quality patient care
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health issue in northern Australia, and is a leading ...
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Cellulitis Outpatient Intravenous Antibiotic Study in the Torres (COAST)
This research is studying skin infections (which doctors call cellulitis) in the Torres Straits. Patients ...
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Rapid Echocardiography for Congenital And Rheumatic heart Disease – Investigating a New Approach (RECARDINA)
The RECARDINA pilot project will evaluate two possible approaches to an innovative screening protocol for ...
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