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Hundreds of disposable insulin pens will be kept out of landfill thanks to a campaign headed by endocrinologist Dr Shoshana Sztal-Mazer.

Doctors are issuing a warning to people using hot water bottles after seeing a significant increase in patients suffering severe burns admitted to the Victorian Adult Burns Service at The Alfred. 

The Alfred is the home for clinical trials and translational health practice. Of all clinical trials happening in Australia, one in five occur on site at The Alfred. The Alfred does two thirds of all first-in-human clinical trials conducted in Australia. That's why, this World Clinical Trials Day, we are celebrating the researchers, partners and collaborators who choose to conduct their trials with Alfred Health. 

Hear from some of our incredible nurses about why that do what they do, as we celebrate International Nurses Day 2023.

The stroke team at The Alfred is delighted to be the first in Victoria to receive Australian Stroke Coalition Stroke Unit Certification.

When 43-year-old Melbourne dad Mark Wohlers suffered a cardiac arrest last year, it was the swift emergency response and an Australian-first clinical trial that gave him a second chance at life.

Each year, thousands of Australian women undergo invasive and life-altering hysterectomies to treat debilitating pain and blood loss caused by uterine fibroids. But there’s another option: a very safe, pin-hole procedure that cures the symptoms, yet leaves the uterus intact.

The power of music has helped one man process his grief and create change for the benefit of others.

Trauma specialists from The Alfred are issuing an urgent plea to road users ahead of what is traditionally one of their busiest periods.

In an Australian first, The Alfred Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is now home to a mobile computed tomography (CT) scanner. With no other ICU in the country using mobile CT, the installation of the machine in 2022 was the culmination of a six-year project to revolutionise the way ICU patients, especially those who need head CT scans, are cared for. Costing just more than $1 million to purchase and install, the project could never have been achieved without the $850,000 generously contributed by the community.