News

Honouring wartime Alfred nurses

29 April 2019

The Alfred Hospital Nurses League took part in the march to the Shrine of Remembrance on ANZAC Day 2019.

staff

Easter break warning from road trauma survivor

17 April 2019

Graham Arkle was driving an eight-tonne army vehicle to an exhibition in March when a b-double crashed into the back of him on the Hume Freeway near Glenrowan.

emergency & trauma

Take care while camping this Easter

17 April 2019

Burns specialists at The Alfred are urging people to take care while camping this long weekend, after new figures show the Easter period has the highest incidence of flame burns compared to any other time of year.

burns

Targeting tumours from the inside and out

15 April 2019

Alfred Health Radiation Oncology experts have demonstrated the benefit of combining two forms of radiation treatment to target prostate cancer.

cancer

radiation therapy

research & innovation

Trialling laughing gas for depression

12 April 2019

Researchers at The Alfred will trial using laughing gas to treat patients with depression after studies overseas showed promising results.

mental health

research & innovation

STI rise not linked with condom use among men using PrEP

10 April 2019

Sexual health experts are reinforcing the importance of frequent testing as new research highlights a significant increase in STIs among gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).

hiv

sti

Patient turns mentor following traumatic brain injury

2 April 2019

A traumatic brain injury in July 2017 left 48-year-old Mark unable to move or communicate. After eighteen months of care and support from Alfred Health staff, along with his own strength and determination, Mark is now active and social, and he’s been invited back to hospital to mentor other patients.

allied health

physiotherapy

New treatment option for older patients with blood cancer

29 March 2019

Researchers are a step closer to offering older patients with an aggressive blood cancer, acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), a new less-toxic treatment option.

blood cancers

leukaemia

research & innovation

Lifesaving clinical trials network given a $25 million boost

22 March 2019

Australians will soon have greater access to potentially lifesaving treatments for rare cancers and other diseases with the establishment of a clinical trials network led by Alfred Health and Monash University.

cancer

melanoma

patients

Abstinence from alcohol helps irregular heartbeat

19 March 2019

Clinicians world-wide now have stronger evidence to use when asking their atrial fibrillation patients to stop drinking.

heart