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Statement from The Alfred on the condition of the Victorian Premier

13 March 2021

Today, the Victorian Premier will move from the intensive care unit, into a ward at The Alfred

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Statement on the condition of the Victorian Premier

10 March 2021

This afternoon, The Alfred’s Director of ICU, Associate Professor Steve McGloughlin confirmed that the Victorian Premier was in a stable condition.

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Starting a conversation on the future of HIV care

3 March 2021

Alfred Health wants to hear from Victoria’s HIV community to help guide the future of HIV care.

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Don’t get burnt this long weekend

22 January 2021

What started as a fun night with friends quickly turned into months of painful rehab for 19-year-old Michael Robertson.

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fire safety

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2020: the year of the global pandemic

21 December 2020

Wishing you safe and happy holidays, from Alfred Health.

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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.

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melanoma

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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.

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cancer research

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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.

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Search for answers

29 October 2020

Doctors at The Alfred are hoping to provide Bacchus Marsh teenager Connor Manning with long awaited answers to his seizures.

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Cancer doesn’t stop for COVID

29 October 2020

Between April and June this year, notifications of breast cancers decreased almost forty percent. Head of our breast surgery unit Dr Melanie Walker said, the COVID-19 restrictions should not be deterring people from seeing their GP for a breast examination if they have symptoms or concerns.  

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