Prof David Kaye holding up the Total Artificial Heart

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Pioneering women’s mental healthcare
4 December 2024
As our Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) celebrates its first birthday, the team behind it remains more focused than ever on increasing access to the pioneering mental health service.
mental health
women's health
Experts urge Australians to know their skin in lead up to summer
29 November 2024
One of Australia’s leading melanoma specialists is urging Australians to become more familiar with their skin in the countdown to summer.
cancer
melanoma
A/Prof Martin Cherk, Prof Mark Shackleton and Governor General Sam Mostyn.
Immunotherapy research receives funding boost
28 November 2024
Victorian cancer patients receiving immunotherapy are set to benefit from new research which has potential to improve treatment outcomes while at the same time reducing unwanted side effects.
cancer
cancer research
melanoma
The fallen honoured in Remembrance Day ceremony
11 November 2024
In an annual tradition, The Alfred community gathered to share in a moving ceremony to mark Remembrance Day in the Tony Charlton Memorial Garden.
events
Tongs hold up a small portion of skin grown in a laboratory.
Artificial skin breakthrough for Melbourne patient
25 October 2024
In a first-of-its-kind adult case, a Melbourne man has had his burns repaired with bioengineered skin, decreasing his need for skin grafting and significantly reducing his risk of deadly infection.
burns
clinical trials
patients
New children’s resource at Wren
17 October 2024
Children with a person staying at the Women’s Recovery Network (Wren) now have access to an activity book designed to help them feel oriented and safe while their person is away from home. 
mental health
women's health
Celebrating World Pharmacists Day
25 September 2024
According to Senior Respiratory Pharmacist Grace Shaw, it’s a role that involves so much more than dispensing medication.
pharmacy
Taking e-scooter safety into your own hands
12 September 2024
A leading trauma doctor is urging e-scooter riders to take greater personal responsibility when it comes to use of the popular energy-efficient vehicles.
emergency & trauma
Why lived experience matters
11 September 2024
Today we celebrated the invaluable contributions, innovations, creativity and collective achievements of the lived experience workforce at the Alfred Mental and Addiction Health Lived Experience Symposium.  
mental health
Prof Mark Shackleton joins 3AW live at Southern Cross Station
Critical Care Appeal raising funds for lifesaving scanner
30 August 2024
Victorian cancer patients are set to benefit from the arrival of a world class scanner at The Alfred, transforming the speed with which the deadly disease is detected and treated.
cancer
critical care