News

Alfred Health appoints Chief Operating Officer

12 January 2017

Chief Executive Prof Andrew Way has announced the appointment of Dr Tim Sinclair as Alfred Health’s new Chief Operating Officer.

Why fatigue and driving are a deadly combination

21 December 2016

This holiday season, sleep experts at The Alfred are urging people to stay safe behind the wheel and arrive at their destination unharmed.

patients

Mouthwash helps combat STI

21 December 2016

A supermarket brand of mouthwash has been shown to help kill off gonorrhoea in the mouth, researchers have found.

research & innovation

Celebrating the work of our scientists

13 December 2016

Federal Member for Goldstein Mr Tim Wilson MP visited The Alfred today for a behind the scenes look at the laboratories where we examine blood, body fluids and tissues to investigate, monitor and treat disease.

pathology

PrEPX expanded into regional Victoria

8 December 2016

The Alfred's ground-breaking study providing people at risk of HIV with access to the life changing medication Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) expanded into major regional centres for the first time.

hiv

research & innovation

Alcohol in moderation not so good for the heart

6 December 2016

Researchers at The Alfred have debunked the commonly-held belief that alcohol in moderation is good for the heart, finding that as little as one drink per day can put people at risk of an irregular heartbeat. 

heart

patients

research & innovation

Prime Minister’s boost to road safety

5 December 2016

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull toured The Alfred on Monday to announce new funding for the Australian Trauma Registry.

emergency & trauma

Pedestrians & cyclists urged to drink responsibly

2 December 2016

Trauma specialists at The Alfred are urging people to avoid excessive drinking and get home safely this party season after new figures revealed one in four pedestrians seriously injured by cars were intoxicated.  

emergency & trauma

patients

research & innovation

My second storm

25 November 2016

Bill McKean remembers little of what took place on Monday night. He recalls a shortness of breath, the paramedics arriving at his home, and the moments in hospital before being put to sleep. He was again in the grip of ‘thunderstorm asthma’ only, this time, it was far worse.

patients

Thunderstorm asthma - why does it happen?

24 November 2016

Thousands of Melburnians suffered severe asthma attacks during Monday's weather event - but why did it happen?