Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences
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Health promotion in Melbourne’s West aims to build healthier communities
University of Melbourne students will run a Teddy Bear Hospital and conduct health checks for children and their parents at Derrimut Primary School on Friday, 26 May as part of the Building Healthy Communities in Melbourne’s West project.
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New research aims to streamline sexual assault services
An exhibition giving voice to sexual assault survivors will be launched with new research on better integrating Victoria’s sexual assault and mental health services.
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Federal Government investment in future health research welcomed
The University of Melbourne welcomes Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt’s announcement today of the details of the first round of funding under the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF).
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Prestigious scholarships to foster ‘blue sky’ research
Following a global competition, five leading researchers from the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct have been awarded the prestigious title of Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar.
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Health at Melbourne: Discover what you're made of
A new campaign launched by the University of Melbourne and funded by the Federal Government will show the lasting rewards of studying to become a member of the health workforce.
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CEO Appointed to New Medicines Discovery Venture, BioCurate Pty Ltd
An outstanding industry leader with exceptional national and global experience in successfully propelling important biomedical discoveries out of the lab and into the market has been appointed inaugural CEO of BioCurate Pty Ltd.
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Breathing your way to preventing high blood pressure
The most common type of hypertension, which accounts for 95 per cent of people with high blood pressure, might one day be prevented with breathing exercises if caught early enough.
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GP job satisfaction falls while the challenges to the sector increase
A drop in job satisfaction among GP’s, an increase in the number of women working in the role and significant funding reforms, are transforming general medical practice in Australia, according to a major new study from the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research at the University of Melbourne.
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Chocolate gets all-clear from dermatologist: Seeking participants for acne treatment trial
As Easter looms, University of Melbourne researchers have good news on two fronts: eating chocolate does not cause pimples; and they‘re calling for participants for a trial of a new treatment for moderate or severe acne.
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Teddy Bear hospital opens doors for free health advice
This Good Friday, more than 1200 medicine, nursing, dentistry, physiotherapy, audiology, biomedical, science, speech pathology and social work students from the University of Melbourne will run a Teddy Bear Hospital (TBH) to raise funds for the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday appeal.
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Launch of new centre set to create safer communities for women and children
Australia’s first and only Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) to promote safer families will lead research into the health effects of intimate partner violence on individuals and families, and how the health sector can respond.
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Melbourne welcomes expanded support for BVT
The University of Melbourne has welcomed today’s announcement of a new $US18 million investment in Bionic Vision Technologies (BVT), the commercialisation company of the former Bionic Vision Australia (BVA).
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Every breath you take: call for improved monitoring for coal workers
Researchers and clinicians are calling on the mining industry and governments to create better regulations in the interest of the health of coal miners.
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Stem cell transplants offer hope for sufferers of gut disorders
A Melbourne research team has successfully transplanted stem cells into the muscles of the bowel, offering hope of one day restoring bowel function in children with severe and distressing gut disorders such as Hirschsprung’s Disease, for which there are few current effective treatments.
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Fatal snake bites in Australia: facts, stats and stories
Most people who die from snake bite in Australia are male, bitten in the warmer months of the year and more than half of the bites occur in or near the home, according to the first new report in 25 years on death by snake bite in Australia.
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Masculine ideal of self-reliance puts men at risk: study
Men who strongly identify as self-reliant are much more likely to have thoughts about suicide and self-harm than other men, research has found.
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How to fix the shortage of country doctors
A shortage of Australian doctors in rural communities continues to be a serious problem.
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First new epilepsy classification in 28 years offers roadmap for diagnosis, treatment and research
The international classification system for epilepsy has been overhauled for the first time in nearly three decades, with some seizure types gaining formal recognition, far better information on causes and greater recognition that epilepsy may be associated with other disorders.
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Nurses central to getting diabetes care off to a better start
Giving primary health care nurses a greater role in managing Type 2 Diabetes can significantly reduce delays in starting insulin treatment, a team of researchers led by the University of Melbourne has found.
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New Director of Bio 21 announced
Professor Michael Parker has been appointed as the new Director of the University of Melbourne’s Bio 21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute.