The case of the hotel quarantine cleaner in Brisbane is extremely concerning. Following contact with his Queensland counterpart, our CHO provided new, updated health advice this morning. As a result, WA will re-implement hard border restrictions with QLD at midnight tonight.

This is our WA COVID-19 update for Friday 21 May 2021. For official information on COVID-19 in Western Australia, visit wa.gov.au facebook.com/MarkMcGowanMP/…

Our recent cohort study found that the risk of cannabis use during late adolescence was 38% and 42% higher for offspring exposed to prenatal alcohol and tobacco use, respectively after adjusting for a wide range of potential confounders. RaineStudy authors.elsevier.com/a/1eNrH3AqrU8v…

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Our recent cumulative meta-analysis found that offspring exposed to maternal prenatal cannabis use are associated with higher risk of preterm birth! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

I am pleased to share that I have been awarded an #IBROTravelGrant to attend #IBRO2023 in Granada, Spain, from 9-13 September! #grant #award #World #Congress #IBRO

Original Article: Influence of preterm birth on the association between gestational diabetes mellitus and childhood developmental vulnerability: a causal mediation analysis. See: link.springer.com/article/10.100… #Pediatrics Bereket Duko, PhD

Children face a 42% higher risk of mental illness if their father suffered #depression, according to a global review led by Curtin University and #UniSA researcher Bereket Duko, PhD. The study, in JAMA Network Open, calls for a family-focused approach to mental health. brnw.ch/21wBIHX

#Smoking harms almost every part of your body. But if you smoke when #pregnant, the toxic chemicals in #tobacco will also harm your unborn #baby, as new UniSA #research shows that it could lead to reduced academic outcomes at #school. brnw.ch/21wM7VE

#Obesity in mothers doubles the risk of #autism in babies and increases the risk of #ADHD, according to new #research from the UniSA. brnw.ch/21wN7SD

Prenatal and early childhood exposure to biothermal stress and developmental vulnerability at school entry in Western Australia: a population-based cohort study sciencedirect.com/science/articl… TorrensUni Bereket Duko, PhD

Congratulations to our HDA Travel Grant Recipients, rd 2, 2025! Georgia Gosse Alison Roennfeldt Melanie Bertossa Bereket Duko, PhD Millicent Bennett Minnu Jayapal Anna Fragkoudi Reza Amanollahi Evangeline Lovell UniSA Robinson Research Institute Uni of Adelaide TorrensUni 👉health.adelaide.edu.au/healthy-develo…

Developmental vulnerability in children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds in Western Australia: a population-based study link.springer.com/article/10.100… TorrensUni Bereket Duko, PhD