Category: Ground-Breaking Research

5 minutes with… Associate Professor Therese O’Sullivan.

Meet Associate Professor Therese O’Sullivan – one of 11 leading experts helping to shape the future of kids’ healthcare in WA as part of PCHF’s Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC).

Tamara Farrell, Senior Dietitian and Dr Shobana Maruthayanar

Supporting next-gen child health researchers.

Two rising stars at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH) have been recognised with Early Career Research (ECR) Awards, helping to improve care for some of WA’s most vulnerable children: critically ill kids in intensive care, and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander families navigating the health system.

WA researchers discover potential breakthrough for kids with high-risk leukaemia.

A groundbreaking study by WA researchers has uncovered a promising new approach to treating children with high-risk leukaemia – by combining standard chemotherapy with a bone-strengthening drug already used safely in young patients.

RSV prevention breakthrough.

An Australian-first study demonstrating the effectiveness of a new immunisation against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for babies found it to be almost 90 per cent effective in reducing hospitalisation rates.

From Jamaica to Perth: Meet Dr Jheuvan Leslie.

Dr Jheuvan Leslie is an Interventional Radiology Fellow at PCH, a role made possible thanks to funding from Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation (PCHF).

Meet Paul: Our new state-of-the-art, preterm sim manikin

Funded by Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation (PCHF) with the support of ToyBox Australia, Paul is the first pre-term size manikin in Western Australia.