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  • A close up of two pairs of hands. Each person is holding a smart phone and tapping the screens
    New social media age restrictions for under-16s start 10 December 17 November 2025 Australia is just one month away from introducing landmark social media age restrictions designed to protect children and young people under 16. This world-first legislation aims to safeguard cognitive development and mental health by reducing exposure to harmful content, addictive design features such as endless scrolling and online risks.
  • Dr Saumil Desai receiving the award for Best Oral Paper at the Neonatal Clinical Practice Improvement Conference.
    NETS WA clinician wins top honour for groundbreaking neonatal transport study 29 October 2025 Dr Saumil Desai has received national recognition for a groundbreaking study that improves emergency response times for critically ill newborns, positioning NETS WA as a leader in neonatal care.
  • Professor Jane Valentine, front row second from right, with fellow members of the Kids Rehab WA Research team.
    Driving innovation in paediatric rehabilitation: Kids Rehab WA research report released 15 October 2025 Kids Rehab WA’s 2023–2025 Biennial Research Report highlights groundbreaking research, consumer-led collaboration, and clinical excellence improving outcomes for children with disability and complex health needs.
  • Telethon Trust Research Fellows Dr Joo Anne Chiam, Dr Catherine Honey and Dr Abigail Hudson
    Newest Telethon Research Fellows on track to transform care 14 October 2025 An advanced medical trainee seeking insights into bronchiolitis in babies is among 3 Perth Children's Hospital doctors awarded Telethon Trust Research Fellowships in the latest round of the program. Dr Honey’s, along with fellow Telethon Trust Research Fellows, Dr Joo Anne Chiam and Dr Abigail Hudson are hoping to advance care for children and families.
  • CAHS A/CE Michael Hutchings, Professor Chris Blyth, Director General Dr Shirley Bowen with Elsie and her mum.
    Needle-free flu vaccine for WA children ahead of 2026 season 06 October 2025 Western Australian children aged 2 to under 12 will soon have access to FluMist, a needle-free nasal spray flu vaccine. Backed by a $7.24 million WA Government investment, the initiative aims to boost vaccination rates, reduce flu-related hospitalisations, and ease pressure on the health system ahead of the 2026 flu season.

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  • Karen Nitsche, Child and Adolescent Community Health Senior Evaluation and Information Officer, Research and Evaluation team, standing in front of a window, flanked by pot plants
    Role helps Karen answer research calling 13 February 2024 Karen Nitsche has been fascinated by science ‘and the way things work’ ever since she was young girl. ‘The scientific method has always really appealed to me,’ she reveals.
  • Gisele Yikilmaz
    Gisele hits jackpot with PREM bank role 12 February 2024 Gisele Yikilmaz couldn’t believe her luck when she spotted a job advertisement for a medical scientist to work in the PREM bank at King Edward Memorial Hospital. ‘I was ecstatic,’ she recalls. ‘It encompassed everything I had been looking for – science, healthcare and working with babies – it fulfilled all my desires.’
  • Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) inaugural research manager Dr Laura Dondzilo
    Love of problem-solving leads Laura to research role 12 February 2024 An inquiring mind and love of problem-solving drew Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) inaugural research manager Dr Laura Dondzilo to a career in science. ‘I’ve always had an inquisitive nature,’ Laura reveals. ‘And I love problem-solving; finding innovative solutions that can improve – and save – people’s lives.
  • Sladjana Neskovic, Clinical Nurse Manager, Perth Children's Hospital Central Sterilisation Services Department wheeling a silver instrument trolley
    Science at heart of Sladjana’s instrumental role 11 February 2024 As Clinical Nurse Manager for the Central Sterilisation Services Department at Perth Children’s Hospital, Sladjana Neskovic has responsibility for ensuring the sterility, quality and function of the 56,000 surgical instruments that are reused throughout the hospital, both in its operating theatres and outpatients’ dental department.
  • Headshots of researchers Dr Cathryn Poulton and professors Gareth Baynam and Jane Valentine.
    Key role for CAHS in major cerebral palsy study 02 February 2024 Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) researchers will play a key role in a major national effort to improve the lives of children with cerebral palsy (CP), the most common cause of physical disability in childhood, after securing funding from the Medical Research Future Fund.
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