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The George Institute led landmark study improves adolescent mental health in India’s urban slums
Bacteriophages: meet the viruses that hunt superbugs
Every breath counts: why so many Australians with asthma aren’t getting the care they need
Practicing today for tomorrow’s emergencies – WHO convenes countries and partners to simulate response to major disease outbreak
The George Institute brings together experts to strengthen adolescent mental health through ANUMATI 2.0 – an intervention in urban slums in India
UNSW Health Translation Hub Wins Top Industry Honour
Sisel International Appoints Pamela Ferry as General Manager of Australia and New Zealand to Support Regional Expansion
WHO reports measurable health impact in 2025 amid transition to new strategy
Low-dose triple-pill cut risk of recurrent stroke by about 40%, global trial shows
Experts recommend potassium-enriched low‑sodium salt substitutes to tackle hypertension and heart disease in India
Macquarie University hosts landmark RNA research and manufacturing facility
Early warning signs of brain infection in children identified in new study
Researchers Recognised In Premier’s Award
Washington’s hepatitis C elimination initiative expanded access to testing and treatment while reducing per-patient costs, UW-led study finds
The fake disease that fooled the internet – and what it says about all of us
Message from the Head of the PIP Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
Message from the Head of the PIP Framework Secretariat, Anne Huvos
60 Day prescriptions are saving millions. Why aren’t more Australians getting them?
New Program from Doctors For Nutrition Aims to Transform Diabetes Care for Doctors and Patients
Connecting climate, NCDs & women’s health at Women Deliver 2026
George Institute researcher wins NHMRC scholarship to tackle a hormone at the heart of Australia’s hypertension crisis
First-ever WHO Forum unites 800+ Collaborating Centres for stronger scientific collaboration
Kazakhstan becomes first country in Central Asia to earn WHO recognition for regulation of medicines and imported vaccines
Strengthening One Health through coordinated action on implementation, science, policy and financing
Message by the Director of the Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals at WHO – March 2026
Professor Arthur Christopoulos Receives NHMRC Research Excellence Award
Snow Medical invests $24 million in three new research fellows, strengthening NSW’s biomedical research leadership
AI, medical ethics and the future of surgery on the agenda as major surgical conference heads to Perth
Australian Academy of Science recognises pioneering infectious disease researcher
WHO welcomes IOM into the Global Digital Health Certification Network
WHO is now a Green Climate Fund accredited entity
A 1972 trip to Guatemala ended with life-long commitment to water projects
A tax on unhealthy foods could save 212,000 Australian lives and $15 billion in healthcare costs
WHO recommends new diagnostic tools to help end TB
Monash University welcomes historic Europe-Australia agreement on trade, national security, research and innovation
Magnetic fluid injected into the heart could stop strokes before they start
Beyond “the gap”: From surveillance to sovereignty in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health data
New research sheds light on link between disasters and poverty across Victoria
German Health Minister Nina Warken and WHO Hub in Berlin highlight 2025 achievements
Extreme heat may keep millions from exercising, linked to 500,000 early deaths yearly
Sport and health innovation ties strengthened between Queensland and Japan
WHO launches first-ever implementation handbook to accelerate country action on hepatitis elimination
Seeing the same midwife or doctor in pregnancy and labour reduces the risk of birth trauma
Billions of dollars, decades of progress spent eliminating devastating diseases may be lost with undoing of USAID
PolyU launches next-generation ophthalmic AI clinical co-pilot system, driving innovation in clinical-grade intelligent decision support platforms
‘Low sugar’, ‘low carb’, ‘healthy choice’: how the alcohol industry is marketing its way into your wellness routine
The George Institute earns 2nd SAGE Cygnet Award for progressing gender pay equity
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