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Life-saving ECMO machine research receives major funding boost

29 September 2022

Intensive care specialists from The Alfred will play a major role in new research that aims to better identify patients who will benefit most from the advanced for of life support, known as ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation).

ecmo

emergency & trauma

patients

research & innovation

Hormones lead to cancer treatment breakthrough

5 August 2022

Biological differences between men and women can have an impact on the success of melanoma treatment, according to new research co-led by Alfred oncologist Miles Andrews. 

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

research & innovation

Lindsay Fox and Paula Fox among the first Alfred Patrons

29 July 2022

The Alfred Patrons Program launched this year as part of our 150th anniversary celebrations. It honours Alfred Health’s most significant supporters, celebrating their commitment and aims to create a long-term legacy of philanthropy. 

philanthropy

research & innovation

the alfred foundation

Long-term cannabis treatment reduces seizures

22 July 2022

A world-first trial of medical cannabis-based treatments for drug resistant epilepsy has shown that prolonged use in adults significantly reduced the frequency of seizures.

patients

research & innovation

Home-based tests boost fight against HIV

18 July 2022

Home-based tests designed to rapidly detect the presence of HIV could prove vital in the early diagnosis of the virus among the most vulnerable cohort, new research has revealed.

patients

research & innovation

State-of-the-art melanoma centre to transform cancer care

20 June 2022

Cancer care for Australians is set to be transformed as building starts on the Paula Fox Melanoma and Cancer Centre at The Alfred.

cancer

cancer research

melanoma

research & innovation

Helping raise vital awareness

5 May 2022

When Nadine Udorovic’s father, John was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2005, it came completely out of the blue.

cancer

patients

research & innovation

ECMO team saves 50 lives

29 April 2022

Specialists at The Alfred saved the lives of 50 COVID-19 patients with the use of ECMO during the height of the pandemic.

ecmo

emergency & trauma

patients

research & innovation

Coffee the secret to a long life

25 March 2022

Drinking coffee could help you live longer according to world-first research by heart specialists at The Alfred.

heart

research & innovation

Diet giving fresh hope to epilepsy patients

24 March 2022

Over one-third of patients at The Alfred’s specialist epilepsy nutrition clinic have experienced a reduction in seizures since beginning dietary treatment.

allied health

patients

research & innovation