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Injured divers rely on hyperbaric medicine service

27 December 2018

While diving with his family in New Caledonia in October, 24-year-old Liam Mangan-Smith ran out of air at 16 metres below the surface.

Take care this holiday season

21 December 2018

The Alfred emergency team is ramping up for the festive season – after last year’s holiday period saw a spike in road trauma injuries, falls and alcohol-related presentations to the Emergency Department (ED).

emergency & trauma

Amputee patient shares road safety message

20 December 2018

Emergency and Trauma specialists at The Alfred are urging road users to take care and slow down during this busy time of year.

Preventable ladder falls causing severe injuries

19 December 2018

Trauma specialists are urging Victorians to take care cleaning gutters and preparing the home for Christmas as the number of patients arriving at The Alfred with life-threatening injuries caused by ladder falls continues to rise.

emergency & trauma

Ten years of advancement and care: ICU for all Victorians

14 December 2018

More critically ill and injured patients are being cared for in The Alfred’s 45-bed intensive care unit than ever before as the hospital marks 10 years since the modern facility opened its doors.

intensive care

Brachytherapy program helping men for two decades

10 December 2018

A radiation therapy treatment that provides prostate cancer patients with an alternative to surgery is being acknowledged for 20 years of helping men at The Alfred.

cancer

radiation therapy

Burns specialists warn: flames and accelerants don’t mix

7 December 2018

Burns experts at The Alfred are once again warning people not to mix accelerants and flames, after new data analysis revealed December has the highest number of preventable, accelerant-related burns injuries.

Life-saving melanoma drug combination listed on PBS

5 December 2018

A drug combination that offers stage 4 melanoma patients the highest change of survival will be listed on the PBS from December 1, a move which specialists at the Victorian Melanoma Service say could buy some patients at least four more years of life.

melanoma

New research aims to unearth ‘hidden’ HIV

30 November 2018

Researchers have identified a way to unearth 'hidden' HIV cells, which will provide vital information towards finding a cure for the disease.

hiv

research & innovation

Helping men navigate prostate cancer treatment

20 November 2018

Being told you have prostate cancer is a terrifying experience for many men – and it’s one Peter knows well. When he received his diagnosis, Peter was convinced he had just six months to live.

cancer

research & innovation