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First-in-class treatment delivers major advance for incurable kidney disease
Many young Australians exposed to e-cigarettes despite restrictions, study suggests
Buyer beware: 60% of foods purchased by Americans contain technical food additives
Greater gender equality helps both women and men live longer
New project to track alcohol in Influencer posts
Experts deliver evidence in long COVID parliamentary hearing
Newcastle to lead NSW Government’s pharmacy prescribing trial
New research highlights how human rights law can improve women’s health
The George Institute for Global Health announces new collaboration with CUHK to transform health in China
Can smart-phone app help fight stroke?
Put some more prawns on the barbie – seafood could protect against kidney disease
Are plant-based meats really better for us than real thing?
What if sodium in packaged foods was reduced for entire continent?
Leafier communities, healthier hearts: study
Innovative digital platform to diagnose and treat breathlessness receives $1.87m grant
UNSW researchers receive more than $16m in Ideas Grants
Study reveals recommended anti-clotting therapy for COVID patients
George Institute sells George Clinical and reinvests in its global health research program
National Hypertension Taskforce takes on silent killer of uncontrolled blood pressure in Australia
Piles of sugar hidden from shoppers by food manufacturers
Destination for Safety 2024 revealed as Delhi
Improving environmental sustainability of dialysis services
Large stroke trial finds intensive blood pressure lowering after clot removal worsens recovery
Clean sweep for UNSW academics in cardiovascular research awards
Controlling gut flora can reduce mortality in critically ill patients on life support
Best evidence yet that lowering blood pressure can prevent dementia
UNSW leads Australian universities, attracting $65 million in NHMRC Investigator Grants
Even mild COVID raises chance of heart attack and stroke
Alcohol.Think Again One Drink campaign showing impressive results
‘Glass baby’ makes future parents think before they drink
Apple day on doctors’ orders keeps ill health away
Dietary salt substitutes lower risk of heart attack, stroke and death
Women less likely to receive pre-hospital stroke care than men
Teachers sound alarm on school vaping
Women with stroke disadvantaged in critical treatment time window
New sepsis care standard urges swift action to save lives
New standard is ‘game changer’ that will ensure healthcare workers recognise sepsis as medical emergency
Big study answers treatment question for little known kidney condition
Different stroke symptoms could be making them harder to spot early in women
First direct evidence to show cost-effectiveness of salt substitutes on cardiovascular outcomes
Female hormones could provide clues to higher risk of dementia in women
Expectant fathers may also need some help with their bellies
Time to shift research focus from ‘bikini medicine’ to what is really ailing women
George Institute raising awareness and engaging with school children on salt reduction
Australian Eye and Ear Health Survey launched on World Hearing Day
New low-cost dialysis system can make medical grade water in home, giving green light to progress to clinical trials
Covid clinical trials disproportionately run out of high-income countries research shows
Leveraging telehealth for efficient delivery of primary health care in WHO South-East Asia Region