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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.
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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
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ECMO patient
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
Professor Peter Kistler wearing blue scrubs in his kitchen holding a cup of coffee with an Alfred Health logo on the cup.
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
neha
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
Lead researcher Joshua Laing
Early intervention vital following traumatic brain injury
4 March 2022
Early intervention by neurologists following traumatic brain injury could significantly enhance patient outcomes, researchers from The Alfred and Monash University have found.
emergency & trauma
research & innovation
2 men and 2 women standing in front of a small garden with a building behind labeled Cancer and Clinical Trials Hub.
Another milestone for improved clinical trial access in Victoria
17 December 2021
The Australian Clinical Trials Network – TrialHub – which is based at Alfred Health – has hit another milestone in its mission to improve access to clinical trials across Victoria.
patients
research & innovation
Bioengineered skin
‘Holy grail’ of burns treatment a step closer
13 December 2021
Researchers at The Alfred are moving to revolutionise burns treatment with the introduction of bioengineered skin.
emergency & trauma
research & innovation
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