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Pioneer of Victorian Melanoma Service awarded
30 January 2018
Congratulations to Adjunct Professor John Kelly, head of the Victorian Melanoma Service, on being awarded the Member of the Order of Australia.
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Major funding boost to investigate rare diseases
30 January 2018
Medical researchers from The Alfred and Monash University have scooped more than $5.5million in funding to tackle rare cancers and diseases.
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Congratulations Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld on receiving Australia’s highest honour
25 January 2018
Congratulations to Alfred Health Senior Neurosurgeon Professor Jeffrey Rosenfeld, who was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia (AC) for eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the country and humanity at large.
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New research maps 99 years of STI trends
15 January 2018
A surge in STIs following the world wars and the sexual revolution, and a drop after the advent of antibiotics, were just some of the historical sexual health trends revealed in new research by Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC).
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New melanoma guidelines could help save lives
9 October 2017
Experts from the Victorian Melanoma Service at The Alfred have recommended new melanoma detection guidelines that could prevent more people dying from the deadly skin cancer.
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PrEPX Study Expands to Tasmania
21 September 2017
Victoria’s largest study into HIV prevention medication will expand into Tasmania following funding from the Tasmania Department of Health, the study begins next Monday 25 September.
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High-tech trauma glasses a vision of the future
13 September 2017
High-tech glasses for trauma doctors have the potential to change emergency resuscitation at The Alfred, starting next year.
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The truth about apricot kernels
12 September 2017
A man who took apricot kernel extract in the hope of preventing cancer was almost poisoned by cyanide, doctors at The Alfred found.
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New research reverses risk of heart failure
30 August 2017
A life-changing discovery in heart research has revealed a one-off procedure to treat a common condition can also reverse heart failure and eliminate the need for lifelong medication in some patients.
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The Alfred joins global heart trial
26 June 2017
The Alfred is the first Australian hospital to take part in a global trial that could eliminate the need for open heart surgery in some patients suffering a common heart valve disease.
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