MEDIA TAKE HEART on RADIO NATIONAL BREAKFAST Take Heart shines light on heart condition By Fran Kelly A sore throat in a child is not necessarily a cause for concern for most parents. But for thousands of Indigenous Australians, something just as common could lead to...
MEDIA TAKE HEART on ABC Tackling RHD ‘key to Closing the Gap’ By Katherine Gregory Liddywoo Mardi has had three open heart surgeries in his 18 years, all because of a simple strep throat infection he caught at the age of seven while living in his Northern...
MEDIA TAKE HEART on ABC NEWS Doco combats deadly but preventable RHD By Rachael Brown Health groups are hoping a new documentary will help raise awareness about the high risk of Rheumatic Heart Disease facing Australasian Indigenous children. Rheumatic Heart Disease...
SHORT FILMS Secondary Prophylaxis Part of the reason Liddy is having his third operation is due to him not keeping on track with his strict program of monthly antibiotic medication. This treatment is called Secondary Prophylaxis. Every 3 to 4 weeks children and young...
SHORT FILMS Acute Rheumatic Fever Did you know that sometimes skin infections and throat infections can cause Rheumatic Fever. Also some children don’t go to doctors as often as they should. Often Rheumatic Fever is detected very late because patients, doctors and...
