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Pharmacy team share their knowledge

3 February 2023

Our dedicated Pharmacy team are looking to share their expertise with their pharmacy peers across Australia and beyond with the launch of an innovative Pharmacy Learning and Development Hub.

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Australian-first brings life-saving technology to the bedside

23 January 2023

A mobile CT scanner is being utilised at the bedsides of critically ill ICU patients for the first time in Australia, allowing specialists at The Alfred to quickly identify potentially life-threatening injuries in rapid time.

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Survive the heat and stay cool this summer

16 January 2023

With hot days set to continue, it’s important everyone remembers to stay cool and safe this summer.

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Fresh hope in fight against antibiotic-resistant superbugs

9 January 2023

The Alfred is offering patients with antibiotic-resistant super bugs fresh hope with a unique therapy first discovered more than a century ago.

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research & innovation

Miracles at Christmas: Neville’s story

22 December 2022

Over the past 30 years, it’s been difficult for  69-year-old Melbourne man Neville Elliott to plan ahead. 

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Spend Christmas with your family, not at The Alfred

21 December 2022

A surge in highly preventable serious injuries in the lead up to Christmas has specialists at The Alfred urging Victorians to plan ahead this holiday season.

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Miracles at Christmas: Rupika’s story

20 December 2022

When 38-year-old mother of two Rupika Chopra came to The Alfred’s emergency department in August with a sore neck, she could never have predicted the eight weeks to follow.

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Battery shock prompts warning

13 December 2022

A sharp increase in serious burns caused by exploding lithium-ion batteries has experts at The Alfred warning people to take care with the gifts they put under the tree this Christmas.

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patients

‘One of a Kind’ the first of its kind for young people

8 December 2022

A story book written and beautifully illustrated to help children whose parents are living with a mental illness was launched in Melbourne today.

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Shining a light on women living with HIV

1 December 2022

The challenges faced by women living with HIV will be the focus of the Victorian HIV Service at The Alfred this World Aids Day.

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