Rheumatic heart disease is a chronic condition that results years after acute rheumatic fever, which is caused by group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus pyogenes. This organism produces a ...

Culturally safe health care is key to tackling rheumatic heart disease in Australia, with researchers saying Aboriginal and ...

Painful monthly penicillin injections could be a thing of the past as Griffith University researchers, in collaboration with ...

India's first heart failure registry reveals younger patients, high mortality rates, and varying causes of heart failure.

Looking for reliable medications to treat 'Rheumatic Heart Disease (RHD)'? This page offers a detailed resource for the most up-to-date treatment options, including both generic and brand-name ...

Indigenous children and young adults are dying from rheumatic heart disease due to 'culturally unsafe' and inaccessible ...

If these infections aren't treated, they can lead to acute rheumatic fever (ARF), which can then cause RHD, which can lead to major health problems like heart failure and stroke. Australia has one ...

In Queensland’s northwest, the incidence of rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease has almost halved since Indigenous residents of Mornington Island, Doomadgee and Mt Isa began running laundry ...