NSW Health and Medical Research

Health & Medical Research news

31 JAN 2025

How phage therapy saved this musician from a life-threatening infection

With only weeks to live, talented musician Paul Laszlo received cutting edge phage therapy which successfully...

Up Arrow

22 JAN 2025

Fast-tracking treatments with computer modelling

Computer modelling is changing biological research and development, accelerating the development of new treatments...

Up Arrow

06 JAN 2025

$160 million to grow NSW’s medical research sector

​Significant breakthroughs in medical research are now a much better chance of being made in NSW with...

Up Arrow

19 DEC 2024

Renowned researcher receives NSW Government funding for pancreatic cancer breakthrough

Pancreatic cancer researcher Dr George Sharbeen has been awarded a NSW Government grant worth $499,230...

Up Arrow

11 DEC 2024

Celebrating a year of achievements at the Office for Health and Medical Research

As 2024 draws to a close, I would like to take the opportunity to reflect on the accomplishments of the Office...

Up Arrow

06 DEC 2024

Ground-breaking Aboriginal-led research project on precision medicine

The NSW Government is investing $1.4 million into a ground-breaking Aboriginal-led research project on precision...

Up Arrow

29 NOV 2024

How tiny lab-grown organoids are providing human-specific research results

Mini organ-like complexes called organoids, are part of a growing range of non-animal technologies helping...

Up Arrow

22 NOV 2024

Reducing risk of cardiovascular disease after cancer treatment

Cardio-oncology is an emerging field with great potential to improve heart health outcomes and quality...

Up Arrow

14 NOV 2024

Improving COVID-19 vaccines by studying long-term immune responses to them  

Using blood samples bio-banked over several years, ongoing collaborative COVID-19 research is unlocking...

Up Arrow

08 NOV 2024

Evaluation of Early-Mid Career Grants demonstrates excellent value for NSW 

Researcher retention and improved healthcare practice and policy are some of many benefits highlighted...

Up Arrow