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Keeping hearts alive outside the body

11 October 2021

A ground-breaking trial taking place across Australia and New Zealand could change the future of heart transplantation, potentially enabling up to 15 per cent more heart transplants to occur each year.

heart

research & innovation

transplant

Measuring the severity of concussion, as it happens

10 September 2021

A revolutionary new device could soon give medical professionals the ability to test for the presence and severity of concussion within minutes with a simple finger-prick blood test.

concussion

emergency & trauma

research & innovation

Alfred staff recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

17 June 2021

Congratulations to our own Associate Professor Edwina Wright AM, Professor Flavia Cicuttini AM and Colonel Susan Winter OAM, who were each named on the Queen’s Birthday Honours list this week.

awards

research & innovation

staff

AstraZeneca blood clotting syndrome now “very treatable”

9 June 2021

The rare blood clotting syndrome linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine can easily be diagnosed and is very treatable, according to experts from The Alfred.

patients

research & innovation

vaccination

The role of radiation and chemotherapy in brain cancer

25 May 2021

Matt was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour called a glioblastoma - he's recently completed six weeks of radiation therapy. For patients like Matt, after having brain surgery the next step in brain cancer treatment is radiation therapy and chemotherapy.

brain

cancer

oncology

patients

radiation therapy

research & innovation

staff

Syphilis epidemic evolving at an alarming rate

17 May 2021

A 220 per cent spike in syphilis infections in women has experts warning an 'epidemic' is in place and swift action is required to bring it under control.

melbourne sexual health centre

research & innovation

sexual health

syphilis

victorian sexual health network

Three-hour legs kick waiting times

26 April 2021

Prosthetic technology being trialled at Caulfield Hospital has lower limb amputees up and walking on a new prosthetic leg within three hours.

patients

prosthetics

research & innovation

Shedding light on overlooked infections

16 April 2021

Alfred Health researchers will play a major role in developing a global Fungal Pathogen Priority List (PPL) which will shed light on an often-overlooked group of infections.

research & innovation

Trial targeting tumours

14 April 2021

A new device that targets hard-to-kill tumours is the focus of a research trial led by The Alfred's interventional radiology team.

clinical trials

radiology

research & innovation

staff

Major grant to tackle rise of syphilis

30 March 2021

Researchers at Melbourne Sexual Health Centre (MSHC) have been granted more than $1.25 million by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) to develop new strategies for detecting and controlling syphilis. 

research & innovation