Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is the most important cause of acquired cardiovascular disease in children and young adults and the most common cause of multivalv ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2015
• July

Collaboration is the driving force behind ‘END RHD Demonstration Communities’ – a new community-driven, research-backed approach to tackling rheumatic heart disease (RHD) in remote Australia. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• July

The Telethon Kids Institute and Menzies School of Health Research have joined forces with Danila Dilba Health Service to look at improving treatment for RHD. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2018
• February

Telethon Kids Institute & Menzies School of Health Research will lead an international project to develop a diagnostic tool for acute rheumatic fever. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2017
• November

A new study shows that people living in the Oceania region, including Australia, have the highest risk in the world of dying from rheumatic heart disease. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• News & Events
• News & Events at Telethon Kids
• 2017
• August