Reports and Findings

Use of remote monitoring with continuous glucose monitoring in young children with Type 1 diabetes: the parents’ perspective

Parents of primary school children reported that using remote monitoring and continuous glucose monitoring was a mostly beneficial experience

Early respiratory viral infections in infants with cystic fibrosis

Early viral infections were associated with greater neutrophilic inflammation and bacterial pathogens

A Novel Missense Mutation Affecting the N-terminal Domain of SAP Protein in X-linked Lymphoproliferative Disease

We have revealed a novel SH2D1A gene mutation in a patient with XLP resulting in fulminant refractory EBV-driven HLH, which is a recognized severe complication

Inflammatory bowel diseases: interrelationships between dietary vitamin D, exposure to UV radiation and the fecal microbiome

This review explores the interaction of vitamin D, and ultraviolet radiation, with the intestinal innate and adaptive immune systems

Paediatric asylum seekers in Western Australia: Identification of adversity and complex needs through comprehensive refugee health assessment

Paediatric asylum seekers have complex trauma backgrounds with exposure to multiple adverse events within disrupted family units

Sun-immune connection

Exposure to ultraviolet radiation damages skin cell DNA but skin cancers develop because ultraviolet radiation also affects the immune system

Oxidative stress and abnormal bioactive lipids in early cystic fibrosis lung disease

Several lipid biomarkers of early cystic fibrosis lung disease were identified, which point toward potential disease monitoring and therapeutic approaches

Availability and administration of benzathine penicillin G for the prevention of rheumatic fever in Africa: Report of the Working Group on Penicillin

Benzathine penicillin G availability should be addressed and African health workers’ knowledge and practices need to be augmented

The challenges of developing and optimising an assay to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D in saliva

We have developed an LC-MS/MS assay that accurately measures saliva 25(OH)D3 levels, which correlated with serum levels

The gut microbiome and cardiovascular disease: current knowledge and clinical potential

This review will focus on the role of the gut microbiome and associated functional components in the development and progression of atherosclerosis