Category: Ground-Breaking Research
Can we develop a vaccine to fight childhood cancer?
Imagine a future where we can cure childhood cancer. Thanks to generous donor support, we’re helping world-leading cancer researchers at PCH to get closer to turning this dream into reality.
Revolutionising asthma diagnosis in kids.
Can a urine test revolutionise how we diagnose asthma in children? New research funded by PCHF is aiming to find out.
Supporting young hearts.
When we first shared Noah’s story a few years back, he had just been diagnosed with Long QT Syndrome. Now, at 17, Noah is thriving. Supporting these young patients is Katie Maslin, a PCH Echocardiographer who plays a crucial role in diagnosing and managing heart disease in kids and teens.
Funding the future.
Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation, in partnership with the Stan Perron Charitable Foundation, is proud to introduce the inaugural recipients of the Early Career Research (ECR) Award – Dr Mary Abraham and Dr David Hancock.
Can a ‘Magic Coat’ ease pre-surgery anxiety?
A PCHF-funded study is set to determine if a new app can help to ease anxiety among kids waiting to undergo surgical procedures. The Magic Coat app – based on
WA leads the way with RSV prevention study.
The REVIVE study – funded by Perth Children’s Hospital Foundation – will evaluate the effectiveness of the first RSV prevention program in the Southern Hemisphere. A groundbreaking WA study is
Early Moves: Major recruitment milestone for Aus-first study.
Patient recruitment is officially closed for Early Moves, one of the biggest and longest-running studies of its kind. Around 3,000 babies were successfully recruited into the Australian-first study over the
WA Kids ‘Move to Improve’.
Kids with long-term health conditions – ranging from cystic fibrosis through to cerebral palsy – have been hitting the surf at Brighton Beach this year, all in the name of
Recruitment going strong in trial to improve golden Staph treatment.
Patient recruitment for a world-first global study aiming to improve treatment of Staphylococcus aureus – a bacterial infection commonly known as golden staph – is now underway at Perth Children’s Hospital (PCH).
