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First aid for the mind

9 October 2020

Our Mental and Addiction Health team have created a Psychological First Aid (PFA) course to equip our staff with the skills to help someone in distress.

mental health

staff

Alfred Health’s role in mandatory quarantine

8 October 2020

Alfred Health has supported the mandatory quarantine program at the request of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and subsequently Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS), to help protect the Victorian community from further spread of COVID-19.  

covid-19

Leading researcher honoured

7 October 2020

Associate Professor Eric Chow from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University was recently awarded the 2020 Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research.

awards

research & innovation

sexual health

Fertility hope for testicular cancer patients

5 October 2020

The Alfred has banded together with a private IVF company to save a patient's chance of having children after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.

cancer

fertility

research & innovation

COVID-19 vigilance urged ahead of hay fever season

2 October 2020

With COVID-19 still transmitting within community, Alfred Health allergy experts are urging hay fever sufferers not to ignore their symptoms as spring approaches.

covid-19

hay fever

patients

First-in-world cancer trials at The Alfred

25 September 2020

Alfred Cancer Trials (ACT) has begun testing two new Phase 1 cancer drugs, treating the first patients in the world on these trials.

cancer

cancer research

patients

research & innovation

Visitor restrictions at Alfred Health

18 September 2020

A statement from Professor Andrew Way, Chief Executive of Alfred Health, regarding visitor restrictions.

patients

Asthma patients urged to review medication

18 September 2020

Respiratory specialists at The Alfred are urging people with asthma to review their medication after new research found one quarter of people who use inhaler controllers receive potentially toxic cumulative doses of oral corticosteroid.

asthma

patients

research & innovation

Testing AI for skin cancer

16 September 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon become a powerful tool in skin cancer assessment. The Victorian Melanoma Service is currently conducting a trial into the effectiveness of the technology. 

melanoma

patients

research & innovation

Breathless? Clinic to measure heart health after COVID

4 September 2020

The first specialist clinic in Australia to study the impact of COVID-19 on the heart is opening at The Alfred.

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patients