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Lockdown brings gambling spike

12 January 2021

A large spike in online gambling has experts at The Alfred concerned that many problem gamblers are avoiding seeking help and are suffering in silence.

mental health

Fresh air for a fresh year

11 January 2021

The thought of missing out on many years with those he loves was more than enough for Vincent Sun to ditch smoking and now he’s urging others to follow in his footsteps.

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smoking

Removing distance as a barrier for sexual health screening

4 January 2021

A  network of bulk-billed GP sexual health clinics is reducing the tyranny of distance and improving access to screening for people in the outer areas of Melbourne.

melbourne sexual health centre

sexual health

sti

victorian sexual health network

2020: the year of the global pandemic

21 December 2020

Wishing you safe and happy holidays, from Alfred Health.

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staff

New headspace service to open in March

18 December 2020

A new headspace centre in Syndal will expand Alfred Health’s support for young people experiencing mental health challenges.

headspace

mental health

youth mental health

Alfred Health partners in mandatory quarantine

2 December 2020

Alfred Health will continue providing care to returned travellers as a health partner in the state’s revamped mandatory quarantine program. 

covid-19

Removing HIV as a barrier to organ transplantation

1 December 2020

Researchers at The Alfred are hoping to break down the barriers people living with HIV encounter when it comes to undergoing solid organ transplantation.

hiv

organ donation

research & innovation

Melanoma - know your risk

27 November 2020

This year, the Victorian Melanoma Service (VMS) at The Alfred has seen a significant drop in referrals. But cases of melanoma have not dropped – prompting specialists to urge all Victorians to act now before it’s too late.

cancer

melanoma

patients

Biobank brings hope for Demi

19 November 2020

This year, 22-year-old Demi Lawson has not only faced a global pandemic, but a diagnosis of brain cancer, an awake craniotomy (brain surgery) – and has been learning to live with the death of her younger brother.

brain

cancer research

neurosurgery

patients

research & innovation

Riding out the wave

18 November 2020

While Victoria’s second COVID-19 wave appears to be coming to an end, experts at The Alfred’s Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) warn that the mental health battle is only beginning.

mental health

patients

youth