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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

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

‘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

Refreshed hopes for HIV cure

1 December 2021

A cure to HIV could be a step closer thanks to two long awaited trials recruiting at The Alfred.

hiv

research & innovation

Age-old STI once again on the rise

26 November 2021

An Alfred Health study has revealed gonorrhoea infections in Victoria have dramatically increased over the past decade.

research & innovation

sexual health

Positive care beyond hospital walls

18 November 2021

More than 1000 Victorian’s were being supported by The Alfred’s COVID-19 Positive Community Pathways program last month – part of the coordinated effort to provide oversight, care and support for those quarantining at home.

patients

research & innovation

Keeping hearts alive outside the body

11 October 2021

A ground-breaking trial taking place across Australia and New Zealand could change the future of heart transplantation, potentially enabling up to 15 per cent more heart transplants to occur each year.

heart

research & innovation

transplant

Measuring the severity of concussion, as it happens

10 September 2021

A revolutionary new device could soon give medical professionals the ability to test for the presence and severity of concussion within minutes with a simple finger-prick blood test.

concussion

emergency & trauma

research & innovation

Alfred staff recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

17 June 2021

Congratulations to our own Associate Professor Edwina Wright AM, Professor Flavia Cicuttini AM and Colonel Susan Winter OAM, who were each named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this week.

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research & innovation

staff

AstraZeneca blood clotting syndrome now “very treatable”

9 June 2021

The rare blood clotting syndrome linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine can easily be diagnosed and is very treatable, according to experts from The Alfred.

patients

research & innovation

vaccination