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20 Sep 2023
Professor Sarath Ranganathan, an expert in respiratory medicine and an internationally recognised clinician scientist, has been announced as the new Head of the Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne.
8 Sep 2023
Transgender adults who have access to timely gender-affirming testosterone therapy had a significantly reduced risk of gender dysphoria, depression and suicidality, a University of Melbourne-led clinical trial has found.
1 Sep 2023
Specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy have been discovered, in the largest genetic study of its kind for epilepsy coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy, which includes scientists from the University of Melbourne and WEHI (Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research).
18 Aug 2023
A systematic review into blue-light filtering lenses in glasses has found the popular feature is unlikely to reduce eye strain associated with digital device use in the short-term, undermining claims of their potential benefits.
10 Aug 2023
The University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital will lead a collaboration of service providers and institutions as part of the State Government’s Victorian Collaborative Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing.
1 Aug 2023
The University of Melbourne and the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre will establish a new centre to transform how genomics and precision oncology is delivered in Australia. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish the centre and formalise how Peter Mac and University of Melbourne will work together over the next year has been signed.
12 Jul 2023
Free sexually transmitted infection (STI) test kit vending machines have been introduced for the first time in regional Victoria, providing accessible and affordable sexual health services to regional Victorian communities.
21 Jun 2023
A new non-surgical bracing treatment may help to facilitate healing after an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture, a new study has found.
8 Jun 2023
A new Bowel Cancer Screening Alliance (BCSA), based at the University of Melbourne, has been launched by Federal Assistant Minister for Health and Aged Care Ged Kearney, and will investigate ways to increase life-saving cancer screening in Australians.
6 Jun 2023
Australians whose homes have been damaged or destroyed in climate-related disasters such as floods, cyclones or bushfires suffer significant health and housing impacts, new research shows.
22 May 2023
A new study of more than 1.6 million women has found elective induction of labour at 39 weeks gestation is associated with a 37 per cent decreased risk of perineal injury for labouring mothers.
8 May 2023
The first evidence-based clinical guidelines for managing women’s health before and after surgery to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer have been developed by an international team of researchers, offering better health and wellbeing outcomes for women.
3 May 2023
The international registry of colorectal cancer patients and relatives, supporting earlier diagnosis and research to improve patient outcomes, has received $8.7 million USD from the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
2 May 2023
The impact of digital mental health support for young people will be explored thanks to almost A$1.5m funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
26 Apr 2023
Following a comprehensive international search, Professor Cathy Vaughan has been appointed as the new Director of the Nossal Institute for Global Health and Managing Director of Nossal Institute Limited, a subsidiary company of the University of Melbourne.
31 Mar 2023
Long-term use of methylphenidate, the most commonly prescribed medication for treating ADHD, does not increase the risk of adverse developmental and psychiatric outcomes in children and adolescents, an international research team has found. The findings have led experts to argue for the drug’s inclusion on a global Essential Medicines list.
29 Mar 2023
Federal politicians, patients, health professionals and academics from across Australia are working together to improve ways of navigating the Australian health system at an event at Parliament House in Canberra today.
24 Mar 2023
People, profits, and health, a three-paper series published today in global health journal The Lancet sheds light on the impact of commercial entities on human and planetary health and calls for urgent action to prioritise health over profit.
20 Mar 2023
Researchers from the University of Melbourne and the Royal Melbourne Hospital will lead a study examining whether intermittent fasting can reduce the risk of developing dementia.
1 Mar 2023
Dementia is the second leading cause of death of Australians and the leading cause of death for women. However, there is a lack of awareness about non-medicinal ways to improve brain health, reduce dementia risk, support cognition and help with depression, anxiety and stress, says Professor Nicola Lautenschlager, Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age and Director of the Academic Unit for Psychiatry of Old Age (AUPOA).