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Alfred researcher honoured for reframing a “women’s issue”

9 May 2025

Alfred clinician-researcher Prof Catriona Bradshaw has been named in TIME100Health – an annual list of leaders shaping the future of health in 2025 by TIME Magazine. 

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Partner treatment key to curing bacterial vaginosis

6 March 2025

Introducing the newest STI – and how to cure it.

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Diagnosing STIs with a ‘selfie’? AI could make it possible

24 July 2024

Diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection (STI) could soon be as simple as the click of a button, thanks to a new app developed by researchers at the Melbourne Sexual Health Centre and Monash University.

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Sexual Health Professor recognised for research excellence in STI prevention

4 April 2024

The world’s second-most published researcher in sexually transmissible infections (STIs) and STI prevention has been recognised with a prestigious honour from the Australian Academy of Science.

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Melbourne Sexual Health Centre named Melbourne Award finalists for excellence in LGBTIQA+ community care

25 October 2023

Melbourne Sexual Health Centre’s (MSHC) longstanding commitment to the LGBTIQA+ community has been recognised by the City of Melbourne – naming it a finalist for the Melbourne Awards 2023.

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Accessible health care front of mind for Sexual Health Month

22 September 2023

Running from 4 September to 2 October, Sexual Health Month is more than just a reminder of the importance of open discussion about safe sex and staying STI free.

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Proximity to care key to sexual health

10 November 2022

Patients who need to travel greater distances for sexual health support often leave worrying symptoms unchecked, according to new research from Alfred Health’s Melbourne Sexual Health Centre.

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Age-old STI once again on the rise

26 November 2021

An Alfred Health study has revealed gonorrhoea infections in Victoria have dramatically increased over the past decade.

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sexual health

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.

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Removing distance as a barrier for sexual health screening

4 January 2021

A  network of bulk-billed GP sexual health clinics is reducing the tyranny of distance and improving access to screening for people in the outer areas of Melbourne.

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