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Leading researcher honoured
7 October 2020
Associate Professor Eric Chow from the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University was recently awarded the 2020 Commonwealth Health Minister’s Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research.
awards
research & innovation
sexual health
Fertility hope for testicular cancer patients
5 October 2020
The Alfred has banded together with a private IVF company to save a patient's chance of having children after he was diagnosed with testicular cancer.
cancer
fertility
research & innovation
Principal investigator working closely with trial coordinator nurse to safely deliver a brand new cancer drug to their patient.
First-in-world cancer trials at The Alfred
25 September 2020
Alfred Cancer Trials (ACT) has begun testing two new Phase 1 cancer drugs, treating the first patients in the world on these trials.
cancer
cancer research
patients
research & innovation
Asthma patients urged to review medication
18 September 2020
Respiratory specialists at The Alfred are urging people with asthma to review their medication after new research found one quarter of people who use inhaler controllers receive potentially toxic cumulative doses of oral corticosteroid.
asthma
patients
research & innovation
A/Prof Victoria Marlooking in a microscope
Testing AI for skin cancer
16 September 2020
Artificial intelligence (AI) could soon become a powerful tool in skin cancer assessment. The Victorian Melanoma Service is currently conducting a trial into the effectiveness of the technology. 
melanoma
patients
research & innovation
Neurosurgery procedure
New hope for brain cancer treatment
28 August 2020
Making up 80 per-cent of all brain tumours in adults, gliomas such as glioblastoma (GBM) are the most common and aggressive form of brain cancer. Killing more people under forty than any other cancer, a quarter of a million people die every year from these tumours – despite current treatment options the average survival for a GBM is only 14-15 months after diagnosis
neurosurgery
research & innovation
staff
Self swabbing
Drug trial aims to clear COVID-19 virus faster
30 July 2020
Researchers from The Alfred and Monash University have set out to determine whether an antiviral medication used to treat influenza could help people with COVID-19 recover faster.
covid-19
patients
research & innovation
Research laboratory
Lifesaving trial moves to Tasmania
8 May 2020
Before COVID-19 struck, Natalia Rodriguez had been travelling from Launceston to The Alfred Oncology Unit every three weeks to take part in a clinical trial that could save her life.
cancer
clinical trials
research & innovation
Self swabbing
Cracking the code on COVID-19
29 April 2020
Dr James McMahon, Infectious Diseases physician and Head of Clinical Research at the Alfred Hospital and Monash University, has his sights set on cracking the immunity code of COVID-19.
covid-19
research & innovation
Lead researcher Dr Ben Sinclair oversees trial patient Leanore's session on the Reviver machine.
Motion machine could improve Parkinson’s symptoms
14 February 2020
The Alfred and Monash University are testing an innovative new machine that could improve the symptoms of people with Parkinson’s Disease using gravity and movement.
research & innovation