Three of the brightest minds in paediatrics will embark on research projects over the next year in a bid to improve children’s healthcare from hospital to home.

Abigail Hudson, Catherine Honey and Joo Anne Chiam were on Monday named the 2026 Telethon Trust Fellows.

Each of them advanced paediatric trainees in their fields at Perth Children’s Hospital, the doctors will undertake research projects relevant to the needs of the patients they see every day.

Dr Hudson is an immunology advanced trainee whose project aims to break down language barriers that might prevent relatives from recognising signs of anaphylaxis, which include difficulty breathing, throat tightness, drowsiness or low blood pressure.

“We work with a lot of families who have food allergies and . . . anaphylaxis, and we ha

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