Prof David Kaye holding up the Total Artificial Heart

News

Lifesaving breakthrough for leukemia patients
17 June 2025
Leukemia patients who undergo stem cell transplants may now be three times more likely to be cancer-free and avoid deadly complications post-procedure, thanks to a clinical trial led by clinicians at The Alfred.
cancer
cancer research
clinical trials
Celebrating Dietitians Week
17 June 2025
This week is Dietitians Week, which highlights the role dietitians play in improving our health and wellbeing.  
nutrition
trauma
Jean-Phillipe Miller receives Florence Nightingale Medal
10 June 2025
Congratulations to Emergency Nurse Jean-Phillipe Miller, who has been awarded for his humanitarian work with the Red Cross.
awards
emergency & trauma
nurses
Clinical trial giving new hope to eczema sufferers
19 May 2025
For long term eczema sufferer David, living with the debilitating skin condition had become a painful way of life.
clinical trials
patients
research & innovation
Morning tea and bright colours to mark IDAHOBIT
17 May 2025
The Alfred’s ICU staff are gathering to highlight understanding and compassionate care as part of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT).
diversity
icu
“Take care”: message from doctors on National Road Safety week
16 May 2025
Trauma Consultant Dr Marian Biddle is likely one of the first people you’d encounter following a road accident and admission to The Alfred.
road safety
trauma
Alfred researcher honoured for reframing a “women’s issue”
9 May 2025
Alfred clinician-researcher Prof Catriona Bradshaw has been named in TIME100Health – an annual list of leaders shaping the future of health in 2025 by TIME Magazine. 
research & innovation
sexual health
‘Laughing gas’ to treat severe depression
7 May 2025
Researchers at The Alfred have opened the door to new avenues of research into the treatment of depression, after a clinical trial that used laughing gas to treat patients with severe depression had “beneficial and persistent antidepressant effects” on symptoms.
mental health
The Alfred's 1000th heart transplant recipient, Eddie
1000 Hearts: Eddie’s Story
5 May 2025
When Eddie Toh woke up in The Alfred’s ICU in late 2022, one month after a regular gym session, he had no idea how he’d got there or what was to come.
allied health
heart
The Alfred's A/Prof Simon Stafrace with Minister for Mental Health, Ingrid Stitt MP
New partnership to support mental health in the CBD
2 May 2025
A dual general health and mental health clinic, operated in partnership between Co-Health, The Salvation Army and The Alfred, will transform how some of Victoria's most vulnerable people access lifesaving health care.
mental health