Prof David Kaye holding up the Total Artificial Heart

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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
Professor Terry O'Brien
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 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