NSW Health and Medical Research

Health & Medical Research news

15 JUL 2019

Australian start-up fighting an incurable side effect of cancer treatment

A start-up company, launched by two young Australian graduates from the University of Wollongong, is set to revolutionise...

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04 JUL 2019

Welcome to the largest biobank in the Southern Hemisphere

In 10 or 15 years, a frozen drop of your saliva or a piece of tumour could be the key to discovering...

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18 JUN 2019

Better post-operative care for Australia's rapidly growing older population

More than 900,000 patients over the age of 65 are admitted for surgery each year in Australia. Many have...

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10 JUN 2019

The researcher who's putting an end to childhood cancer

When Professor Michelle Haber was growing up in the 1960s, childhood cancer was virtually a death sentence....

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27 MAY 2019

Clever website for stroke treatment is life-changing resource

Victims of stroke – caused by a lack of blood flow in the brain – can experience a wide range of health...

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20 MAY 2019

Positioning NSW as a globally competitive destination for clinical trials

Health authorities in New South Wales have launched a suite of initiatives that position the State as a globally competitive...

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17 MAY 2019

NSW cancer researchers shoot for the moon

NSW scientists are playing a key role in the US Cancer Moonshot initiative, which aims to make 10 years’...

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09 MAY 2019

Touch screen app detects childhood hearing loss

Up to 3.6 million Australians are living with problems related to hearing loss, some of which may have...

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29 APR 2019

Pioneer turning health and medical discoveries into better care

From the early stages of his career, Professor John Wiggers was determined to bridge the divide between...

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14 APR 2019

What is Immunotherapy?

Every moment of every day, our immune system asks the same question, over and over: Is this me? The...

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