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A message from our Director
Welcome to Hudson News Summer 2021.
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Lachy’s story: hope against Stage IV neuroblastoma
Lachlan was a happy baby with beautiful blond wavy hair. He slept and fed well. The perfect baby. At 18…
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Born preterm: Baby Jack’s story
The decision to start a family was an easy one for Darren and Dani. After six great years together, they…
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Tackling inflammation to save our tiniest patients
For premature babies, surviving birth is often the first of many challenges. Researchers are targeting inflammation, which underpins some of…
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Born at 24 weeks: baby Jack’s story
The decision to start a family was an easy one for Darren and Dani. After six great years together, they…
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NEC – a deadly gut disease
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a disease of the premature gut and the most common cause of death due to gastrointestinal…
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BPD – a devastating lung disease
The most common chronic illness in premature babies, affecting almost one in three, is the chronic inflammatory lung condition, bronchopulmonary…
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Banking on better treatments for childhood cancer
Children like Lachy are benefiting from our coordinated research and clinical care programs. Every year about 1000 young Australians are…
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Transforming the lives of at-risk newborns
A naturally occurring sleep hormone could be a game-changer for protecting newborn babies from brain damage caused by oxygen deprivation…
